Alone Among the Stars: Aviation in Harbour Grace, NL (1919-Present) Alone Among the Stars: Aviation in Harbour Grace, NL (1919-Present) Conception Bay Museum
Matthew McCarthy interviews Patrick J. Collins, local author and historian, about the important role of the Royal Canadian Navy from the Harbour Grace airstrip during World War II. […]
Royal Canadian Air Force Wings awarded to Squadron Leader Lamont (Lal) M. Parsons, 1941-1944, currently on display at the Conception Bay Museum.
This remittance acknowledges the Royal Canadian Navy’s rental of the airstrip from the Harbour Grace Airport Trust Company. The Royal Canadian Navy leased this site from 1941-46, paying […]
These RCN Service men, while dedicated to their war effort work at the airstrip, also witnessed the devastating town fire of 1944 and aided recovery efforts in Harbour […]
Rendition of Lamont ‘Lal’ Parsons flying Between the spires of the Immaculate Conception Church in Harbour Grace, NL, 1942. The painting was entitled “Til I Return” by Ian […]
Lamont (Lal) Parsons pictured with his Hawker Hurricane fighter plane at Torbay, Newfoundland, 1940.
