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- Subject is exactly "Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force"
Medal, Military/Brien Wygle, RCAF, British 1939-1945 Service Star, WWII
Medal, ribbon and original storage box. Medal is the British Service Star, 1939-1945. Copper star with design of the royal cypher, "GRI VI" at center, surrounded by a crown. Reads "The 1939-1945 Star" at bottom. Back side of medal is plain. Includes…
Chit, Blood/Brien Wygle, WWII, RCAF
Fabric blood chit in the shape of a rectangle. Blue, red and black print. Front side has British Flag in upper left corner, with the same text translated into many different languages on front of chit. Back of chit is blank.
Text reads: "Dear friend,…
Brien Wygle oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Brien Wygle and interviewer Dan Hagedorn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, November 13, 2013.
[Reade F. Tilley oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]
![[Reade F. Tilley oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/00dd0dc31daf273ceb850111660e0a0f.jpg "[Reade F. Tilley oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)]")
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Reade F. Tilley discusses his military service with the Royal Air Force during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in the European and…
[RCAF logbook used by navigator Kenneth W. Porter, 1945-1947]
![[RCAF logbook used by navigator Kenneth W. Porter, 1945-1947]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/25486d69d974ebe24055b4b3436a197f.jpg "[RCAF logbook used by navigator Kenneth W. Porter, 1945-1947]")
Royal Canadian Air Force logbook used by navigator Kenneth W. Porter, March 1945-October 1947.
Title on cover: "Royal Canadian Air Force. Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot. Name: K. W. Porter."
[Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946]
![[Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/ad4de6e5ff9b7d8a8051a08e27cf353f.jpg "[Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946]")
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wygle from Colin Gibson, Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada), February 25, 1946. Congratulates them on their son, Brien Wygle, being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "great gallantry in the performance…
[Lear Developments Type T-120 transmitter]
![[Lear Developments Type T-120 transmitter]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c96428a0c371960da719747aa5b12141.jpg "[Lear Developments Type T-120 transmitter]")
Photograph of a Lear Developments Type T-120 transmitter, circa 1936-1939. The caption on verso notes that transmitter was developed for the Royal Canadian Air Force and describes the device's components and specifications. Caption on verso: "J. This…
[Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951]
![[Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e4ce8dca9a853cf93e0bbb6d84482b8a.jpg "[Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951]")
Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, April 1943-May 1951. The book's cover reads: "Royal Canadian Air Force -- Pilot's Flying Log Book."
[Flight log book for Brien S. Wygle, September 1948-December 1962]
![[Flight log book for Brien S. Wygle, September 1948-December 1962]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4e038858c71e1857d106c9c4c59f3add.jpg "[Flight log book for Brien S. Wygle, September 1948-December 1962]")
Flight logbook for Brien S. Wygle, September 1948-December 1962. The book's cover reads: "Royal Canadian Air Force -- Pilot's Flying Log Book."
[Fleet Model 7B Fawn I]
![[Fleet Model 7B Fawn I]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/97acef4f70898a3e7bf91f42b843ef14.jpg "[Fleet Model 7B Fawn I]")
Photograph of two Fleet Model 7B Fawn I aircraft (fuselage numbers 197 and 200) of the Royal Canadian Air Force parked at an airfield, likely at the National Air Races in Ohio, circa 1930s.Inscription: "C.R.A.F. Fleet"Inscription on verso: "Fleet…