File:Ground Observer Corps Tower.jpg
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Many of the RCAF's civilian Ground Observer Corps volunteers tackled their operations with particular enthusiasm, such as building this tower. Feeling the constant spectre of nuclear war dangling over their heads, their activities in the country's air defence gave them the sense that they were helping in their own safety and security. |
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Department of National Defence |
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Late 1950s. |
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Department of National Defence |
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Tens of thousands of Canadians, from housewives to Jesuit priests, participated in the RCAF's Ground Observer Corps, providing priceless assistance to the nation's defence in the days before NORAD and air defence computer networks.
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 | This Canadian work is in the public domain worldwide because it was subject to Crown copyright and was created on or before December 31, 1973. According to Public Works and Government Services Canada / Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada, Canada has no intention of renewing expired Crown Copyright works in any country, and consequently the URAA does not apply. An email is on record at VRTS ticket # 2013122310013986. |  |
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