1 January 1940 A.D. Royal Canadian Air Force Overseas Headquarters Established in London While Americans Twiddle The Thumbs (23 Months Later, They’ll Smell the Coffee with Pearl Harbor)

1 January 1940 A.D. Royal Canadian Air Force Overseas Headquarters Established in London While Americans Twiddle The Thumbs (23 Months Later, They’ll Smell the Coffee with Pearl Harbor)

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• 1/1/1907
  The Canadian Army Pay Corps is organized.
• 1/1/1923
  The National Defence Act, which was passed in June 1922, takes effect, creating the Department of National Defence.
• 1/1/1935
  The first RCAF peacetime awards were announced for Squadron Leader R. S. Grandy, Flight Sergeant H. J. Winny and Flight Lieutenant W. R. May.
• 1/1/1940
  RCAF Overseas Headquarters is established in London.
• 1/1/1943
  Six bombers from No. 427 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, carry out No.6 (RCAF) Bomber Group's first operation, laying mines near the Frisian Islands.
• 1/1/1946
  The Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve together become the Royal Canadian Navy (Reserve). From this date officers of the Regular Force and Reserve wore the same sleeve lace.