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A Nationwide Salute – Mark 100 years of RCAF Service

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An item from Canada’s History magazine
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A Century of Service: Honouring 100 Years of the Royal Canadian Air Force
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), flying higher, faster, and further, and bringing us ever closer to the stars.

Behind every enduring institution are the people at the heart of it, and the RCAF is no different. Beyond the aircraft, technology, and equipment is a diverse workforce who care deeply about serving their nation and ensuring the safety and security of their own country, as well as those that need it most.

Since 1924, RCAF personnel have consistently brought their expertise, knowledge, courage, commitment, and passion to the organization. From its humble beginnings conducting civil-oriented operations, to becoming the fourth largest Allied air force during the Second World War, to being a pillar of peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, and now leading national space power support, the RCAF has continued to evolve.
As we mark its centennial anniversary, we remember the contributions and achievements of its members over the past 100 years, and honour those who served, and continue to serve, today.

A tribute to the service the RCAF has brought to Canada and the world, the RCAF Centennial $2 coin honours the history and heritage of Canada’s Air Force, spanning 100 years of missions, machinery, milestones, and the personnel who make it all possible.

Learn more about the RCAF’s soaring legacy and the $2 commemorative circulation coin in its honour.
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Battle of Britain Service 2024

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For several decades the Royal Canadian Air Force Association 900 Wing San Francisco (otherwise known as the “Golden Bear Wing”) hosted a Battle of Britain service at the Presidio Chapel in San Francisco. In honour of the 100th anniversary of the RCAF, Branch 25 (San Francisco) of the Royal Canadian Legion hosted a 2024 Battle of Britain service. The service was originally streamed at 11am on Sunday, 15 September 2024, and a recording of that stream (with some editing to address some of the technical issue) is available above.

The program for the service can be viewed at https://royalcanadianlegionus25.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/battle-of-britain-2024.pdf

We wish to place on record their sincere appreciation to the staff of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio, for making this service of prayerful remembrance possible. We graciously thank the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, their leaders & instructors for their continued assistance. We would also like to thank Travis Air Force Base Elite Honour Guard for their participation in the service. Finally, we’d like to thank Rana Sarkar, Consul General of Canada in San Francisco, and the staff at the Consulate General.

As we did not have an organist for the service, we used the following recordings as the musical accompaniment for the hymns:

Below are some pictures from the event courtesy of Marie Alnwick and Lisa Barbour.