‘F’ for Freddie at the Calgary Municipal Airport on the evening of May 9th, 1945. Purchasers of Victory Bonds were invited to write their names on the plane in chalk. (image: Harry Befus for The Calgary Herald via Glenbow Archives NA2864–190)

‘F’ for Freddie: Related Stories and Resources

Terence C. Gannon
2 min readMay 22, 2019

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The Related Stories and Resources page is where you can find additional material related to the essay F’ for Freddie by Terence C. Gannon. You can also listen to the original essay on your favourite podcasting platform where it appeared as part of the Not There Yet podcast read by the author. Items appear in reverse chronological order based on the date of original publication.

The de Havilland Aircraft Museum Hertfordshire, England. From their website: “The de Havilland Aircraft Museum’s mission is to preserve and communicate the de Havilland Heritage to ensure that current and future generations of all ages will understand de Havilland’s contribution to innovative British Aviation technology.” Of interest to readers of ‘F’ for Freddie will be the three Mosquitos on display at the museum including a one-of-a-kind prototype which was used in the development of the Mosquito program during the early stages of World War II.

de Havilland DH98 Mosquito Prototype (image: de Havilland Aircraft Museum)

‘F’ for Freddie Vimeo, April 9th, 2019 by Terence C. Gannon. The short promotional video for the essay and the podcast episode which can be found on Vimeo.

Famous British Mosquito Plane Crashes in Calgary The Calgary Herald, May 10th, 1945. The original reporting from the local newspaper where the crash of ‘F’ of Freddie occurred. There is nothing quite like reading the first hand report when it was all-to-fresh in the local community’s mind.

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