Thread: Transport of Aust aircrew to Canada for training

Paul, do you know for sure they disembarked in Canada? Might they have got off at, say, San Francisco and then trained it to the relevant base in Canada? Pretty common thing to do for aircrew travelling from Australia and NZ.

The Nieuw Amsterdam (!) arrived in San Fran on March 22, 1943! She left Melbourne on ... March 6 ... and went via Wellington (arr March 9 and leaving the next day). So, Leo's sister simply got a bit of the name wrong, I'd say.

Hmmm - convoyweb - ....still learning.

It shows that the " Nieuw Amsterdam" not the "Nieuw Holland" left Melbourne 6 March 43 to Wellington departing 10 March. Arrived San Francisco 22 March 43.

"The Australians usually disembarked in California. If they were lucky, they would get to spend a few hours or a day in San Francisco before hopping on a train for the 30-hour trip to Alberta. In its entirety, the journey from Australia to Alberta took several weeks." - from "Wings Over Alberta" at

www.abheritage.ca/flyboys/homefront/raaf.htm

Mant thanks once again for all your assistance with this

Cheers

Paul