On the Wings of War and Peace

Randall Wakelam served in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as a tactical helicopter pilot and educator for more than four decades; he has taught and written about air power and leadership for the past twenty-five years and is now an associate professor emeritus of the Department of History at Royal Military College. William March is a freelance historian and writer focused on aerospace power history, Canadian military history, and leadership. He previously served as a maritime air navigator in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for over forty years. Peter Rayls earned his PhD in history from Queen’s University. He previously served in the US Army as a tank platoon leader, personnel services detachment commander, and history instructor at the US Military Academy.

Foreword
Gen (retd) Paul Manson

Preface
Glossary

Introduction
Randall Wakelam

Section 1:

Introduction
Peter Rayls

1. The Expansion and Contraction of Canada’s First Line of Defence: The RCAF in the Cold War, 1945-1968
Bertram Frandsen and Peter Rayls

2. No 1 Air Division, Royal Canadian Air Force
Raymond Stouffer

3. The RCAF, USAF, and Continental Air Defence, 1945-1957
Richard Goette

4. NORAD PEAKS, 1957-1964
Joseph Jockel

Section 2:

Introduction
Randall Wakelam

5. Hubris: The CF-105 Avro Arrow Program and the End of the Golden Age of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Russell Isinger and Donald C. Story

6. Educating Air Power Practitioners
Randall Wakelam

7. Training the Flyers: The Legacy of Canada’s International Air Training Schemes:  and the NATO Air Training Plan
Rachel Heide

8. RCAF Air Maintenance
Terry Leversedge

9. The Forgotten Decade: Women and the RCAF 1952-1962
Allan English

10. The Air Reserves:  A Functional Second Line of Defence?
Mathias Joost

Section 3:

Introduction
William March

11. The RCAF at the Dawn of the Space Age, 1958-1965
Andrew Godefroy

12. The Search For Rescue Leadership
James Pierotti

13. On Wings of Hope and Peace:  The RCAF and Humanitarian and Peacekeeping Operations, 1946 – 1967
William March

14. Maritime Air
Ernest Cable

15. From Army Co-operation to Army Co-optation: Canada’s Struggles with Aviation Support to the Land Force
Dean Black

16. Air Transport Command: Versatile and Ready in Cold War and Hot War
Bertram Frandsen

Annex A: Budgets, Personnel and Organizations

Annex B: Chiefs of the Air Staff

Notes on Contributors

Index