Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Darkest Edmonton
Dave fvucking loved Casual Fridays.

Dave fvucking loved Casual Fridays.
![]()
And while the Japs were laughing, he plugged them.
Grizz
And while the Japs were laughing, he plugged them.
Grizz
Ya know seeing a Harvard in camo...just doesn't seem right for some reason...
Mid 70's got a chance for a short flight in Welland. Can't remember the owners name, friend of my Dads.
Did a few barrel rows and a couple loops...Wow!!!! Words can't describe it. My face hurt for a week cuz I couldn't stop smiling....
![]()
Strong memory from a prairie boy childhood. We would take a break from shooting gophers and just lie down in the grass and watch the Harvards...bright yellow against blue sky...near Penhold RCAF base, Alberta.
Strong memory from a prairie boy childhood. We would take a break from shooting gophers and just lie down in the grass and watch the Harvards...bright yellow against blue sky...near Penhold RCAF base, Alberta.
A History of WW2 in 25 Airplanes
For 75 years, the United States and European nations have celebrated May 8 as the day World War II ended in Europe. Over that long stretch, the world’s fascination with that war has only strengthened. We continue to look back in awe at the courage of British and American bomber crews who flew missions to Germany—into what broadcaster Edward R. Murrow called, in one of the features in this collection, “a terrible symphony of light and flame.” We still read about the D-Day invasion with disbelief that the complex plans for the largest naval invasion in history came together and ended in success.
More and more in recent years, we’ve learned about the war not from the point of view of political leaders and military commanders, but from the experiences of the people who flew the airplanes, worked in the factories that built them, and ferried them from factory to airfield. With this collection, we’ve assembled many of those varied experiences, along with descriptions of the U.S. aircraft that played an important role—not just in the European theater, but throughout World War II. With these stories we commemorate what President Harry Truman called, in his announcement of victory on May 8, 1945, “this solemn and glorious hour.” — Linda Shiner
I'm just thinking mosquito bites ...Dave fvucking loved Casual Fridays.
![]()
Strong memory from a prairie boy childhood. We would take a break from shooting gophers and just lie down in the grass and watch the Harvards...bright yellow against blue sky...near Penhold RCAF base, Alberta.
75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (Air & Space Magazine)
![]()
This present government and its actions cast an unpleasant shadow on this anniversary, but we ought to remember it nonetheless.
Yeah, like Trudeau did today in his daily blather. What a hypocritical SOB!!! Marking the anniversary of defeating a dictator only to follow his example.
Hitler was big on gun control as well as the suspension of elected legislatures.I believe it was in the cause of public safety, just like the French and Soviet revolutionaries formed Committees of Public Safety right out of the box.
![]()
Hard to believe, but we actually have a Minister of Public Safety. At least the Liberals could have read a bit of history before picking that name.![]()
That ain't Penhold, I live just a ways down the road.Springbrook was the air field and there is a sub division there now called Harvard Park. Don't forget that unique sound.
Grizz
Actually, present German gun laws are based on the Hitlerite model, as are ours.
Grizz
I wasn't trying to claim that photograph was from Penhold....just familiar planes...flying out of several Canadian RCAF bases.