Description: Exile AirAndrea Bastonc. 2017 Illustrated on nearly every page with black and white photographs and maps. 'They had stolen away from their homeland to escape the Nazi invaders, survived stormy voyages across the North Atlantic in fishing boats, or travelled halfway around the world to reach Canada and resurrect Norway's air force. Now on November 10, 1940, sever hundred of these new recruits listened as Major General William Steffens spoke a the official opening of camp "Little Norway in TorontoThe young men wanted to train as pilots, gunners, navigators, and aircraft machanics, then return to Norway to defeat the German military forces that had invaded their country.Canada would give the young Norwegians that opportunity.' from the Introduction Follow the story of the Norwegian airmen, from the invasion of Norway to the training camp "Little Norway" at the bottom of Bathurst St . (across from Toronto Island), the move to Muskoka Airport in Gravenhurst, and on to fighting the war in Europe. This is a well indexed 240 page soft cover. It is in VG condition with a little bit of wear on the corner tips and a note from a previous owner on the end flaps - see photos. Please see our ebay store for more prints.We do combine Shipping.------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for looking at our listing! We do our best to describe our items in the description and photos to ensure that you will be happy with your purchase. If you are not completely satisfied in any way, please contact us so we can address any concerns and correct them. We offer a 30-day return policy with a full refund including free return shipping. We can usually ship orders within one business day of payment. We do not ship on Sundays, Canadian Statutory Holidays or in rare adverse weather conditions. Please check our ebay store below to see our other items and save on shipping. We can combine orders based on the single highest Shipping & handling fee, so all additional items ship for Free!
Price: 29.99 CAD
Location: Port Carling, Ontario
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Book Title: Exile Air
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: One Stone Books Ltd., Toronto
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Publication Year: 2017
Type: History
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1940's
Item Height: 8"
Author: Andrea Baston
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Airforce, WWII, Norway
Topic: Airplanes, RNAF, Norweigian Air Force, Invasion of Norway, Training pilots, Toronto Island Airport, Gravenhurst
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Item Width: 9 3/4"
Number of Pages: 240
