By Pepper Parr
February 18th, 2023
BURLINGTON, ON
We all have personal interests. Things that we spend time on and are always wanting to know more about.
The armed services attract a lot of people.
These were the ships that fought the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest naval battle in history. Shown here is HMCS Haida, currently tied up in Hamilton.
My interest is in ships, I can’t watch enough on YouTube about different battles at sea that turned out to be turning point in a war.
I served on HMCS Haida – my first visit to Hamilton was when I arrived by train and marched from the train station to HMCS Star for a summer of training. Little did I know then that I would eventually live close to Hamilton.
The War Plane Museum at the Hamilton Airport has an offering that many who are air plane fans – the kind of people who drive out to airports to watch aircraft take off and land – will want to know more about.
It is called CASPIR – you might want to check it out.
Pepper,
I did not know you were a veteran. If this is a fact then thank you for your service.
Editor’s note: It is a fact – I was an ABRP, served aboard the Haida as well as the Cayuga and the St. Laurent. We had bunks in the St. Laurent and slung hammocks aboard Cayuga and Haida