NAVIGATION MAP TO THE HILLMAN
WORLD WAR II & MILITARY TRIBUTE SITES

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Hillman Photo Tour of USAF MUSEUM ~ WW II GALLERY Wright-Patterson AFB ~ Dayton, Ohio

Our New Photo Tour of the  XII MANITOBA DRAGOONS MUSEUM Over 300 Photos of Military Memorabilia Brandon Armoury, Brandon, Manitoba

CONTENTS Tribute to the Crew of Lancaster Bomber KB879 H.M.C.S Prince Robert Tribute: History ~ Photos ~ Diaries ~ Letters ~ Memories As You Were . . . A Webzine of War Years Memories Short Bursts Monthy Webzine British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum XII Manitoba Dragoons and 26 FD. Regt. RCA Museum Mike Spack Memoirs: WWII RCAF Edgar Rice Burroughs: Dean of WWII War Correspondents: Letters ~ Photos ~ Journals Memories of World War II Series

A MEMORIAL SITE PAYING TRIBUTE TO F/L WILLIAM GAVIN CAMPBELL and the CREW OF LANCASTER KB879 www.airmuseum.ca/rcaf

Part II: Overseas

H.M.C.S. PRINCE ROBERT TRIBUTE HILLMAN WWII PHOTO GALLERY

DIARIES ~ ANECDOTES ~ PHOTOS
FROM OTHER CREW MEMBERS OF THE HMCS PRINCE ROBERT

SHORT BURSTS www.AirMuseum.ca/mag The Official Monthy Webzine for the RCAF Ex-Air Gunners NAVIGATION MAP TO OUR BACK ISSUES IN ARCHIVE Editor: John Moyles Webmaster and Online Editor: Bill Hillman Short Bursts was published from March 1983 through December 2007 At that time longtime editor retired due to health problems.

COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN SITE www.airmuseum.ca

Welcome to CATP Museum Briefing Room	Virtual Tour Over 200 Photos	Virtual Tour Print-Out Text Only
AS YOU WERE... Bill Hillman's Online  Monthly Magazine for  Army, Navy & Air Force Vets	SHORT BURSTS ARCHIVE Back Issues of the  Ex-Air Gunners Magazine	SHORT BURSTS Ex-Air Gunners Association Monthly e-Zine
F/L Campbell Tribute Lancaster KB879 Memorial	Women of the War Years WWII Tribute Photos ~ Orders ~ Press ~ Stories	Hillman WWII Gallery H.M.C.S Prince Robert
Stuart Johnson's Freedom is Not Free ~ Pt. 1	Stuart Johnson's Freedom is Not Free ~ Pt. 2	Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
WWII Movies: A List of Over 600 Films	LINKS	Canadian WWII Propaganda Posters
Tiger Moth Adventure	Bill Graham Remembers the RCAF	Harvard Wings Over Brandon
Remembrance Day 1999 CATPM Open House	Spotlight on the BCATP Movie FOR THE MOMENT  Starring Russell Crowe	CATP Museum  Executive
Support the CATPM Membership & Gift/Bequest Forms	CONTACT Newsletter Info For CATPM Members	BCATP RCAF Tribute Series F/L Donald Hillman S.O.E. Log
The CATP Memorial Book Memorial Addendum	Museum Development Plan	Senator Sharon Carstairs Roundtable
The Capital Campaign	The H Hut Project	Manitoba Signature Museums
Message from President: John McNarry	Sign or Read the CATPM Guestbook	Special CATP Gift Shop Offer FOR THE MOMENT on Video
Director's Year End Report	Mike Spack's WWII RCAF Memories 100 pages of text ~ 100 photos	A Virtual Tour of the Brandon Municipal Airport
Last Flight of the Tiger Moth	Dedication of the BCATP  #1 Hangar as a Heritage Site Archie Londry Remembers	BCATP 4-Hour Documentary Reach for the Sky by Frantic Films
BCATP RCAF Tribute Series F/O J. Gordon Hillman	WestMan Air Show 2005 Snowbirds in Flight	Hillman Military Tribute Sites
.CJATC Rivers 1945-1964 Part I ~ Part II	CATP Museum Honours The B.C.A.T.P. Story	.From Pharmacy to Helicopters by Lieutenant Colonel James Grant
BCATP Photo Archive	2006 Remembrance Day Hillman Archive	Museum News

XII MANITOBA DRAGOONS and 26 FD. REGT. RCA MUSEUM www.12mbdragoons.com

Our New Photo Tour of the  XII MANITOBA DRAGOONS MUSEUM Over 300 Photos of Military Memorabilia Brandon Armoury, Brandon, Manitoba

The Dean of WWII Correspondents in the Pacific Edgar Rice Burroughs: The War Years

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.		MUSEUM: COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN Brandon Airport ~ Brandon, Manitoba, Canada www.airmuseum.ca	.
.		TRIBUTE SITE: F/L W. G. Campbell  & Crew of Lancaster KB 879 Tribute www.airmuseum.ca/rcaf	.
.		TRIBUTE SITE: CPO R. G. Hillman & H.M.C.S  Prince Robert www.airmuseum.ca/rcn	.
.		MUSEUM: XII MANITOBA DRAGOONS & 26 FIELD REG. Brandon Armoury ~ Brandon, Manitoba, Canada www.12mbdragoons.com	.
.		TRIBUTE: Edgar Rice Burroughs: The War Years War Journals of the Oldest War Correspondent in the Pacific www.erbzine.com/mag10/1019.html	.
.		TRIBUTE: Mike Spack Memoirs WW II RCAF Mosquito Pilot http://www.mts.net/~mspack/rcaf.html	.
.		WEBZINE: SHORT BURSTS Official Monthy Webzine for the RCAF Ex-Air Gunners  www.airmuseum.ca/mag	.
.		WEBZINE: AS YOU WERE . . . An Online WW II Nostalgia Magazine www.airmuseum.ca/web	.
.		NAVIGATION MAP to Hillman Tribute Sites World War II & Military Nostalgia Sites www.hillmanweb.com/war	.
.		TRIBUTE: F/L Donald E. Hillman S.O.E. Secret Halifax Missions Log www.airmuseum.ca/rcaf/donald.html	.
.		TRIBUTE: F/O J. Gordon Hillman Lancaster Downed in 1000 Bomber Mission http://www.airmuseum.ca/rcaf/gordon.html	.
.		Military Heritage of the Extended Grant Family and From Pharmacy to Helicopters by Lieutenant Colonel James Grant	.
.		Canadian Joint Air Training Centre  CJATC Rivers, MB Pt. 2 | Pt. 3 | Pt. 4 | Pt. 5 | Pt. 6	.
.		Hillman Photo Tour of USAF MUSEUM ~ WW II GALLERY Wright-Patterson AFB ~ Dayton, Ohio	.
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Robin Hillman (seated in cockpit and on the left) with the cast of the 4-hour  BCATP re-enactment documentary  filmed at bases and locales in Canada ~ England ~ Belgium ~ Holland

Bomber Boys:  The Fighting Lancaster   premiered on History Television  during Remembrance Week 2005 in the 7 pm & Midnight Central time slots:  1.  The Lucky H - Nov. 7 2. Baker Flight - Nov. 8 3. Combat - Nov. 9 4. Reunion Nov. 10 The series has been rerun  on a regular basis. www.airmuseum.ca/reach.html

Bomber Boys: The Fighting Lancaster bridges the generation gap and tells the story of the Lancaster crews and their critical role in the Second World War. Join History Television as we follow a group of young men who volunteer to re-live the wartime experiences of their grandfathers, who were members of the “Lucky H” aircrew. All are descendants of Canadian, British, Australian and American airmen.

Using a unique blend of living history elements, first-person interviews and never-before-seen World War Two colour footage, this dramatic four-part documentary series chronicles a new generation of "Bomber Boys" as they train to become a Lancaster Bomber crew. 

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Episode 1: The Lucky H
Seven young volunteers from the U.S., UK Australia and Canada make up ‘Baker Flight.” All are descendents of Second World War flight crews, ready to test themselves against the original training regime of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
Episode 2: Baker Flight
After countless hours on the drill square the recruits are finally given hands-on training with the Lee Enfield .303. Most of the boys have never fired a gun before and the Lee Enfield will be their introduction to the feel and sounds of battle – and the bruises the kick of a rifle can leave.
Episode 3: Combat
Baker Flight gets to spend time in the sky as the recruits begin hands-on training in a Tiger Moth. Three generations after their training began, our group of Second World War vets gets a chance to see if the young men measure up.
Episode 4: Reunion
Both generations experience the rare opportunity to fly in one of the world’s only operating Lancasters. After their flight, they cross the Atlantic to visit the places the Lucky H crew first visited when they were young.