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Night fighter ace. Flew a Boulton Paul Defiant in No. 151 (Night Fighter) Squadron RAF so the first three of his victories are also credited to his air gunner , for first two this was Sgt. D.E.C. Jonas (KIA 10 Apr 1941).
[1] [2] The List of Royal Canadian Navy ships of the Second World War lists over 1,140 surface warships, submarines and auxiliary vessels in service during the war. It includes all commissioned, non-commissioned, loaned or hired ships, and all ships crewed by RCN personnel, including 30 depot ships (or " stone frigates "), under the command of ...
Ensign of Canadian government ships from 1865 to 1911. The Canadian navy was created in 1910 as the Department of the Naval Service. The Naval Service integrated other marine arms of the government of Canada with which it had a common professional background and the objective of security in the Canadian maritime environment and national sovereignty.
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The Fort ships were a class of over 200 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II. They were mostly built for the Ministry of War Transport. They were similar to the Ocean ships, but were mostly of rivetted construction instead of welded. The Victory ships were also of a similar design, differing mainly in fuel and boilers.
This list of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.
– end of World War II Bryant was the British Ace of Aces. [61] [62] [page needed] Reinhard Suhren: Nazi Germany: World War II: A U-boat ace. [63] [page needed] Gianfranco Gazzana-Priaroggia: Italy: World War II: The highest scoring Italian submarine commander, with 11 ships sunk for a total of 90,601 tons. [64] Carlo Fecia di Cossato: Italy ...
Canada. There were 152 air aces from Canada during the Second World War. For more information, see List of World War II aces from Canada.. China. There were more than 25 fighter aces from China during the Second World War, although not all flew for the Allies.