Photo: Princess Alice meets with WD servicewomen as they dine in the mess hall. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
Photo: Nose art of Goofy dropping bombs with the name Medicine Hat on a Lancaster. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
Photo: The grave of Sergeant Kenneth Cannings in Wevelgem Communal Cemetary, Belgium. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
Photo: RCAF servicemen load bombs in a Harvard Aircraft. Circa WWII. Black and white, original.
Contains a series of documents and one journal belonging to Pilot Officer Kenneth Laverne Cannings during his service in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1940 until 1944. The collection includes a journal written by Cannings, detailing his experiences overseas during his training in Bournemouth, Hooton Park, Wellesbourne, Dalton, and Dishforth. A few photographs and documents are also included. Cannings passed away 9 May, 1944 during a bombing raid over Belgium. A transcription of the journal is available upon request.
The Air Force Museum of AlbertaDocument: Operational Wings made out to Pilot Officer K.L. Cannings. They were postumously awarded. Dated November 21, 1946. Original document.
Document: A certificate from the Ministory of National Defence for Air to Mr. George Albert Cannings. It commemorates the 'gratitude of the Government... for the life of a brave man," Pilot Officer Kenneth Laverne Cannings. Dated May 9, 1944. Original document.