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Over 10 000 Canadians lost their lives in the battles of Vimy Ridge and Juno Beach. A new exhibit at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is linking those two iconic battles in Canadian history with the help of local veterans.
The curators are also allowing people to contribute their own stories. There’s a few stories and artifacts in the exhibit that have never really been shared before, such as a uniform donated by Irene Sobering, who worked with medics in the UK during World War II. This exhibit is set up as an opportunity for vets to share the stories they had kept to themselves.
The Dekota aircraft is the only plane in the museum that has seen any action during the war. It’s been on display at the museum for about a year but a week ago the staff stumbled upon a man who flew this particular plane 71 years ago. “I didn’t know it was here!” said Peter Porter.
He flew this plane for years, carrying supplies to troops and one memorable time he flew out survivors from a Nazi concentration camp. The museum is thanking Porter as well for his personal photos of the plane, which are being used as a template to help re-paint the Dekota to it’s original colours. Helping the next generation remember it’s past.
The From Vimy to Juno exhibit opens tomorrow afternoon and is on until May 29.
