Today I’m thinking of my great uncle Donald (Don) McCrae who was a R.C.A.F. pilot in WW2.
He was an avid photographer and took the photo below of my Grandpa Alex McCrae at the summit of Mount Revelstoke at Heather Lodge.
Don built the lodge in 1937/38 and managed it until he enlisted in 1941.
He was a champion skier/alpinist and once ski toured from Revelstoke to Banff!
Sadly, I never had the joy of knowing him as he was listed as missing in action May 28th, 1944.
He was 28 years old.
I do have Don’s camera, a 1920 Kodak autographic camera, gifted to me by his nieces, and quite possibly the same camera that took this beautiful photo of my Grandpa.

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