Aircraft Identity Corps
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aircraft-identity-corps-305-12443041
title:
Aircraft Identity Corps
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The Aircraft Identity Corps was a Canadian civil defence organization operating between 1940 and 1945. The corps' mission was to report suspicious aircraft and guard against German, Japanese, and Italian attack. The use of observers was deemed important because radar was not yet in widespread use. It was rebuilt as the Long Range Air Raid Warning System in 1950. The Aircraft Identity Corps was formed in 1940 by Air Vice Marshal George Croil for service during World War II. By the war's end in 19
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_Identity_Corps
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date modified:
2023-07-21T20:09:57Z
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