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_"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
- Winston Churchill, about R.A.F fighter pilots.
- Winston Churchill, about R.A.F fighter pilots.
__Mobilization of Troops and The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
-Canada was not prepared for the War because there were only 58,330 volunteers for the army in September of 1939.
-After the depression $1.30 was considered good for a day.
- Also $60 a month for a dependant spouse and $30 a month per child.
-Canada's contribution to World War two came when the British Common Wealth Air Training Plan was introduced where British Instructors trained Pilots from all over the Commonwealth at air fields that were built in the Prairies.
- This program trained 130,00 pilots at a cost of 2.2 billion were Canada paid 70% of it.
Summary
Canada didn't have strong army for the war. Many volunteered because government would pay their families with a decent amount of money. Canada's biggest contribution was BCWATP.