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From The Publisher:x0Dx0AA unique 512-page bilingual book recounting the history of the Bagotville Air Base, located in the Saguenay Region in the Province of Quebec.x0Dx0AThis book describes, with never before published photos and documents:x0Dx0A-The role of the base during the Second World War as part of Eastern Air Command. Operational training on North American Harvards and Hawker Hurricanes, as well as use of the latter and the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk in the air defence of the Saguenay Region’s indusy.x0Dx0A-Protection of Canada’s sovereignty following the reactivation of the base in 1951, the beginning of the Cold War and the formation of NORAD using the de Havilland DH.100 Vampire, the Canadair F-86 Sabre and the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck.x0Dx0A-Theursuit of Canada’s air defence and support of land forces from 1962 to 1988 flying the McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo and Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter.x0Dx0A

From The Publisher:x0Dx0AA unique 264-page bilingual book including never-before published photos and documents recounting 439 Sabre-Toothed Tiger Squadron history.x0Dx0AThis book describes:x0Dx0A The squadron’s beginning in Canada during World War II as thSchool of Army Co-operation and later No. 123 Army Co-operation Training Squadron to its operational fighter-bomber missions flying the Hawker Typhoon out of England and mainland Europe.x0Dx0A The 1950s and early 0s period in its day fighter role flng the F-86 Sabre in Canada, England and France.x0Dx0A The conversion to a Strike/Reconnaissance, Attack and Tactical Fighter Squadron with the CF-104 Starfighter in France and Germany from 1964 to 1984.x0Dx0A The CF-18 Hornet frontline multi-role fighteera in Germany from 1985 to 1993.x0Dx0A The unit mission at CFB Bagotville (QC) as a Combat Support Squadron since 1994 flying the CT-133 Silver Star, the CH-118 Iroquois and the CH-146 Griffon.x0Dx0A