The most recent event like this was at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum in Saskatoon, where I sat beside 102-year-old Reginald "Crash" Harrison and heard the silence as more than 100 people listened to me read excerpts from our award-winning book Crash Harrison: Tales of a Bomber Pilot Who Defied Death, and then listened even more intently as almost-103-year-old Reg expanded on his life story.
Reg grew up in rural Saskatchewan during the Dirty Thirties and went off to war in search of adventure. He survived four plane crashes while serving as a bomber pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force out of England (none of which were his fault). Reg commented on how Canadians did not know the real numbers behind the "moderate losses" reported of men lost during the war, because the British government did not wish to cause panic among its people, and Canada reported what the British media told them.
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Saskatchewan Aviation Museum, Saskatoon, SK, Canada |
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Author Deana J Driver, left, with Shelley Jensen of the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum, July 6/25 |
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Part of the audience for the Crash Harrison author reading, at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum, July 6/25 |
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The other half of the audience that filled the room at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum author reading event |
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Author Deana J Driver listens as 102-year-old Reg "Crash" Harrison tells the audience about his adventures during the Second World War, July 6, 2025 |
during the author reading at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum, July 6/25
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Author Deana J Driver and 102-year-old Reg Harrison chatting with audience members |
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Author Deana J Driver and 102-year-old Reg "Crash" Harrison signing Crash Harrison books, July 6/25 |