WWII at Elmendorf Air Field
Last Sunday, on Canada Day nonetheless, I was blessed with the opportunity to fly out of the very same airfield as my grandfather did 76 years prior, Elmendorf Field, (Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson). It was 1942 and the RCAF had just arrived in Anchorage to commence joint operations with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Here […]
Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Base
I must say, it is very advantageous to know people who are familiar with the area when traveling. Lucky for me, on our trip we had 4 locals, one former local, and then us foreigners: me- the transplanted Canadian, an Italian and a Dutchman. The local peeps were wonderful hosts picking us up […]