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As you know, the RCAF Association delivers RCAF Association News direct to your inbox each Friday, briefing you on the latest industry news that impacts your practice. But we know you are busy and may have missed an important article or two. To that end, here's your monthly recap of the top five stories your peers accessed last month. For more articles, or to see what's trending now, visit the RCAF Association News portal. To unsubscribe from this monthly recap, click here.
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Windsor Star
For several hours a day over most of Remembrance Week, 98-year-old air force veteran Art Anderson continues his service to Canada, selling poppies at the entrance to Windsor's Superstore on Dougall Avenue.
Perched on a chair between a mountain of Purex liquid detergent and a stack of Quaker instant oatmeal boxes, Anderson draws attention, as do his war stories.
A Second World War Royal Canadian Air Force navigator on a dangerous resupply mission for paratroopers stuck in the disastrous Battle of Arnhem, his C-47 Dakota was shot down in September 1944, crashing behind enemy lines. But the crew survived.
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Belleville Intelligencer
Two historic aircraft that flew missions over Europe during the closing months of the Second World War, will be united and displayed at the same museum.
Little wonder staff at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton feel as if they've been walking on air.
"There's a huge wow factor to all of this," said museum executive director Chris Colton. Turns out the museum will have some pretty hefty bragging rights to go along with that "wow" factor.
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Skies Magazine
In the coming months, you might notice that Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft look a little different. In 2011, to recognize Canada's military heritage, the historic names of Canada's three military services were restored: the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Canadian Army (CA) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Under these designations, Canadians emerged victorious from the Second World War and later defended Canadian interests throughout the Cold War and the Korean War.
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National Post
Donald Trump's election victory will put pressure on the Liberal government to boost defence spending and rethink participation in the U.S. missile defence shield, and could affect some of its high-profile missions such as in eastern Europe.
Department of National Defence officials in Ottawa are working on an analysis of what a Trump presidency will mean. But Trump has already provided a preview of the direction he plans to take.
He has promised to boost the size of the U.S. military and significantly increase the number of warships in America's arsenal.
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Defense News
Canada will explore an interim buy of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing, a blow to Lockheed Martin that kicks a final decision on whether to procure the F-35 further down the road.
"Canada will immediately explore the acquisition of 18 new Super Hornet aircraft to supplement the CF-18s until the permanent replacement arrives," the Canadian government announced in a release. "Canada's current fleet is now more than 30 years old and is down from 138 aircraft to 77. As a result, the Royal Canadian Air Force faces a capability gap."
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