Gordon Hunter is from north Toronto, a graduate of Lawrence Park, where he finished his diploma at the midpoint of the war. It was at that time that he was made aware of his military options, and Gordon opted for the RCAF. He went into an extended period of training, where he settled on being a navigator. Training took him to all parts of Canada’ where his open and optimistic personality led him to many interesting experiences, from New York City to the open nighttime skies of central and western Canada. When Gordon was preparing to go overseas, he was diagnosed with swollen tonsils, and the medical leave that followed coincided with the final months of the war; Gordon was consequently not sent to Burma, as he’d expected.
We met Gordon Hunter at the Sunnybrook Veterans Wing, where he was interviewed in his room by Rory Peckham and Scott Masters, in July 2016.
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- 1. Early Life in North Toronto.mp4
- 2. Growing up during the Great Depression.mp4
- 3. Health and High School.mp4
- 4. Sports.mp4
- 5. Dating.mp4
- 6. The Big Band Years.mp4
- 7. The Principal's Office.mp4
- 8. Graduation and the Military; Choosing the Air Force.mp4
- 9. Training.mp4
- 10. The Step Test.mp4
- 11. A Ten Day Pass.mp4
- 12. New York City.mp4
- 13. Seeing the Sights in NYC.mp4
- 14. Back to Toronto; Flight Training.mp4
- 15. Headed for Burma?.mp4
- 16. Faith and Flight.mp4
- 17. Final Training.mp4
- 18. Tonsils.mp4
- 19. Back to Rivers.mp4
- 20. The War Ends.mp4
- 21. Some Postwar Memories.mp4
