WW2 Canadian & Australian Military Preparations. by Phineas Redux https://ift.tt/d2kZXlK Echoes of the Empire going strong here; showing Australian and Canadian preparations for warfare. These images date from 1939-40, explaining why the biplane is noted as part of the war effort—in actual fact it never made it into production, the specimen in the photo being the only unit built. CCF Gregor FDB-1, Canadian biplane fighter, designed by Michael Gregor and manufactured by Canadian Car and Foundry, unsuccessful in achieving sales; designed 1938—abandoned 1940, sole example destroyed in hangar fire 1945. Taken from vol. 01 of ‘The Second Great War’, 9 vols, 1946, Amalgamated Press, London, ed. by Sir John Hammerton. https://flic.kr/p/2ietvUz Uploaded January 13, 2020 at 11:15PM
