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William Henry Nelson, decorated bomber pilot and the only Canadian Spitfire Ace in the Battle of Britain, was shot down 85 years ago today.  His airplane crashed in the sea in the English Channel, and neither he nor it were ever found. He was, as has been written, a man of many talents.  Few men flew as…
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The Battle of Britain began 85 years ago today.  Over 100 Canadians took part, flying in Royal Air Force uniform.  One of them was William Henry Nelson of Montreal.  Willie Nelson had a passion to fly.  Unable to afford flying lessons, he decided in 1936, at the age of nineteen, to go to England to…
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