![]() ![]() The film "Operation Lights Out: The Story of CANAIRELIEF" is streaming globally from May 30th, 2023. Though the recognition, honour, and gratitude for their sacrifice might have been delayed, it is my fervent hope that it will not be denied. A long overdue (over half a century) homage needs to be paid. ![]() As I ask in the film, how did one of Canada's finest hours of bravery, selflessness, and humanitarianism get left in the past and forgotten? We really must honour, illustrate, and document the sacrifices of these heroes. And worse, when I met and interviewed the last surviving pilot of CANAIRELIEF, who flew into danger and gave of himself until he was spent, I discovered that we were the first ones to formally debrief him about what happened, and some of his experiences are documented in the film. Their immense and ultimate sacrifices were simply forgotten. They simply went back to their lives as if nothing happened. Not only that, but those who died have never been honoured or recognized, and those who returned were neither debriefed nor recognized by anyone. During my 5-year journey making this film, so many people I met had never heard of the crucial role Canadians played in the success of the Biafran Airlift. ![]()
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