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20 lis 2023 · Although far from the front WWII frontline small hits into history can be found across Vancouver Island. From the resilient Canso Bomber in Tofino to the strategic fortifications at Fort Rodd Hill, each site offers a unique window into a time that shaped our world.
Radar Hill is situated just north of Pacific Rim National Park, between the communities of Tofino and Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island. As the site of a historic radar station during World War II, this short, picturesque walk features the Kap'Yong Memorial - in honour of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light ...
This is a list of World War II-era fortifications on the British Columbia Coast.
Together the sites show the impact of the wars on British Columbians, and highlight the ways in which communities in the province choose to remember those who were lost. For more information about this map select the tabs on the bottom left of the map.
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30 maj 2014 · A Second World War training aircraft and the remains of a Canadian and three British airmen who went missing in 1942 have been recovered from a remote logging site on Vancouver Island.
The memorial celebrates a generation of Americans who emerged from the Depression to fight and win the most devastating war in world history. Americans and their allies triumphed over tyranny. An unprecedented unity at home saw the nation become the world's breadbasket and industrial arsenal.
