Mr. Jim Eddy served in the RCAF during WWII, when he was connected to Bomber Command. While on a mission over Germany, his Lancaster was shot down, and Jim went on to be a POW in German prison camps for the remainder of the war.
We first visited Mr. Jim Eddy in his room at Sunnybrook Veterans’ Wing in October 2008, where he was interviewed by Crestwood student Zach Roher. On a subsequent visit in March 2009 he was interviewed a second time by Turner St. John Leite. We returned again in February 2016, when Adelaide Pike, Cole Morrison and Guanghao Chen were able to meet Jim – we thank him for his interest and involvement over the years!
Videos
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- 1. Jim Eddy - Life before the War.mp4
- 2. Joining the RCAF; The BCATP.mp4
- 3. Training; The Tiger Moth.mp4
- 4. Arrival in England.mp4
- 5. Combat and Crashes.mp4
- 6. Shot Down.mp4
- 7. On the Ground.mp4
- 8. Return to Canada.mp4
- 9. Postwar Adjustment.mp4
- 10. Postwar Career, Family, and Canada.mp4
- 11. Planes and Memories.mp4
