By Staff
August 25th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
September 15, 2024 marks the 79th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day and to commemorate this historic day, author Ted Barris returns to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum for a presentation on his latest book, Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen In Their Finest Hour.
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal Air Force, gain air superiority, and invade the British Isles, Commonwealth fighter pilots scrambled from UK airfields day after day and flew Hurricane and Spitfire fighter aircraft to thwart Hitler’s plan.
They won, but paid dearly.
In his 22nd book of non-fiction, Ted Barris has assembled unknown stories of Canadian airmen, ground crew, as well as engineers, aeronautical designers, medical officers and civilians, who answered the call and turned back the very real threat of Nazi invasion. You know the outcome of the Battle of Britain, but now you’ll meet the Canadians who helped secure victory in the first last-stand of World War II.
September 15, 2024 – Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum – Time: 1:00 pm
Admission: Presentation is FREE with admission. Regular admission rates are Adult (18 – 64) $16, Senior (65+) $14, Student (13 – 17) $14, Youth (6 – 12) $11. Free admission for museum members and children 5 & under.
After Ted’s presentation, he will be available for a meet-and-greet. Books will be available for sale.
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