55 years ago
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55 years ago
arrived at dorval july 30 1962
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Re: 55 years ago
congratulations xavier.
Did you arrive as a child, if so what are your fondest memories?
Did you arrive as a child, if so what are your fondest memories?
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Re: 55 years ago
Congratulations!
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Re: 55 years ago
Very well done. I think you must have been a great deal more adventurous than I was at that age. Only a few years older than me but at 19 I still didn't know which way up the world was.
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Re: 55 years ago
At age 19, having been in the RAF since age 15, I'd served in Penang repairing aircraft that bombed the Communists in the Malayan jungle. Dropped bombs on Egyptian airfields during the Suez Crisis and got bombed many times in pubs down the 'GUT' in Malta.....
but couldn't spell Saskatchewan or Quebec.... never mind know where they were.
During Expo, flying between Hong Kong and Vancouver bringing many tourist passengers and enjoying long layovers, I decided to immigrate there when retired in 1990...been there ever since.
but couldn't spell Saskatchewan or Quebec.... never mind know where they were.
During Expo, flying between Hong Kong and Vancouver bringing many tourist passengers and enjoying long layovers, I decided to immigrate there when retired in 1990...been there ever since.
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Re: 55 years ago
At 19, I had just graduated from high school, went to Frinton-on-Sea to work in a hotel for the summer, and then started university in Liverpool in the October
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Re: 55 years ago
Many congratulations on such a momentous achievement!!
We'd love to hear any stories you would care to share...
We'd love to hear any stories you would care to share...