Jack Glazier was born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1920 in Winnipeg Manitoba. His family later then moved to Regina. After studying engineering, Jack got a job designing diesel engines for a company in Athabasca, Alberta. At the age of 21, he had joined the RCAF . His Years after his pilot training had concluded and after being posted in England, he was assigned to take part in a convoy to Bombay, India (now Mumbai). Shortly after he was able to return home and continue his life in multiple provinces across the nation as he had traveled often. He is now 95 and lives in Toronto, Ontario, at the Sunnybrook Veterans’ Centre. He was interviewed by Erik Usher and Joseph Eisentraut in February 2015.
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- 1. Early Memories- School and the Job Hunt.mp4
- 2. Joining the Air Force; Basic Flight Training.mp4
- 3. Entertainment during Training.mp4
- 4. Advanced Flight Training .mp4
- 5. Posted in England.mp4
- 6. The Journey to Mumbai.mp4
- 7. Feelings towards the Germans; Postwar Experiences.mp4
- 8. Communication with Family; Letters.mp4
- 9. Arriving in Bombay.mp4
- 10. Flying the Beau Fighters.mp4
- 11. Aboard the Beau Fighter.mp4
- 12. The Canadian Squadron.mp4
- 13. Rescuing Survivors.mp4
- 14. Rescuing Survivors, Part 2.mp4
- 15. Escorting Battleships.mp4
- 16. Search Party.mp4
- 17. Success after the War.mp4
- 18. Life at Sunnybrook.mp4
