Thursday, 18 July 2019

The Blackouts - RCAF Entertainment Group



The July/August 2019 issue of the Canadian Legion Magazine had an interesting article about an RCAF entertainment group of the Second World War called The Blackouts. The group was the brainchild of Wing Commander David Edward MacKell, a veteran of the RCAF of the First World War. The group started with a show in Ottawa, then toured remote Canadian bases in Western Canada. On 25 November 1943 the group sailed on a troopship from Halifax and took their show overseas to perform for Canadian, British and American troops. 

 There is a bit about them at The Canadian War Museum with images of posters.
RCAF Blackouts of 1943 Entertainment Poster
© Canadian War Museum


The names of members are listed on the CWM website.

The Legion Magazine has a few photos. You may find more photos in books about troop entertainment of WWII at your library.



Relevant Links

Legion Magazine

Canadian War Museum
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1 comment:

  1. genealogylizgauffreau19 July 2019 at 14:54

    Judging from the poster, they must have put on quite a show!

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