Blue Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Jacket
Date1950s
Credit LineGift of S. Kevin Henderson, London, on behalf of Gordon B. Smith and family, 2008.
Object number2008.022.002
Label TextThe RCAF jacket belonged to Flying Officer John Allan Smith (1934-1955). On April 2, 1955, the T-33 jet trainer he was flying crashed near London’s Tweedsmuir Avenue, 500 metres from Smith’s own home. Both Smith and RCAF Flight Cadet William H. Couldridge (1933-1955), from Arva, died. Part of Canada’s early Cold War military, the two young men had enlisted to defend their country and its allies.
NameUniform, Military
