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A collection of photographs and newspaper clippings pertaining to Lillian J.C. Brown's life between the periods of 1942 and 1947. The collection includes photographs during her service overseas in London as a record's keeping clerk in the RCAF Women's Division, photographs from her journey home back to Canada in 1946, and newspaper clippings and postcards from her time overseas.

A collection of personal letters and photographs detailing David Earl Anderson's time overseas as an Observer for the RCAF. The letters are written between Bernice "Bunny" Lauder and Earl Anderson, and cover the periods of 1941 until 1946. Photographs included were shared between Anderson and Lauder, and include photos from overseas as well as back home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Documents include service certificates, a pay book, and a hand drawn crest. A transcription of the letters are available upon request.

Contains digital copies of Flight Lieutenant Van Egmond Robert Bell's service during the Second World War. Covers the period of 1941 until 1946. Includes photographs, letters home, and correspondence between Bell's family and the RCAF Casualty Office. A transcription of the letters are available upon request.

Cold War era documents from the period of 1947 until 1991.

Contains a series of letters and war time documents detailing Kenneth Collins' service overseas with the RCAF from 1942 until 1946. This includes letters between Kenneth and his aunt, Emily McRoberts, as well as correspondence between McRoberts and the RCAF upon Kenneth's death in 1944. A transcription of the letters and access to the log books are available upon request.

A collection of documents and photographs detailing Donald McKay's service in 417 Squadron during the Second World War. Includes documents beginning in 1941 at the start of McKay's service, photographs during his tour overseas (including Egypt and Italy), and letters written to his brother, Gordon McKay, who was also serving overseas. A pilot's log and a diary transcription are available upon request.

A collection of photographs and documents detailing Edith (Prefontaine) McMinn's service in the RCAF Women's Division from the period of 1952 until 1954.

A collection of photographs and documents detailing Ean Hutton Macaulay's service with the Royal Canadian Air Force. The collection covers the periods between 1927 to the mid 1970's. Photographs include Macaulay's service in the Northwest Territories during the Interwar Period where he partook in aerial mapping of the area, photographs during the Second World War when Macaulay trained pilots at various air stations across Western Canada, and Postwar photographs of military service as well as local Calgary history.

The fonds contain a series of documents from the periods of the mid-1920’s up until the 1960’s. These include The Veterans’ Land Act booklet and a certificate of qualification under the Veterans’ Land Act, RCAF Tradesman Log Book, request for birth certificate, 1948 Air Force Day booklet, map of Camp Borden, various letters of reference from the 1930’s, and RCAF identification.