RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, WWII (presentation)
by Robert Toombs
This presentation covers a fascinating little known story of the RAF Ferry Command in WWII. The author, Robert (Bob) Toombs, is a long-time MPHS member and National Gold Medal exhibitor.
In 1940 American WWI RAF pilot Clayton Knight recruited the initial nucleus of 44 bush pilots for the start-up of RAF Ferry Command Dorval. From early 1941, the US shuttled aircraW (built to British specs) from American factories to Dorval. A joint USATC-Ferry Command committee comprised of 3 Americans and 3 British coordinated task-sharing of aircrew, meteorology, air traffic control, mails and more.
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