 RCAF lapel pin | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Location | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Affiliation(s) | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Championships | 1 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada
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1948 St. Moritz | Team competition |
The Ottawa RCAF Flyers were a Canadian senior ice hockey team from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) base in Ottawa. The team was made up of active and former RCAF members and Canadian Army personnel. The team won the gold medal in the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1942 Allan Cup championship. The team was inducted into the Canadian Armed Forces Sports Hall of Fame in 1971. In 2001, the 1948 team was honoured by the Canadian Forces when it was selected as Canada's greatest military athletes of the 20th century.[1]
- ^ "Athletes Of The Century Chosen By The Military". Legion Magazine. January 1, 2001. Retrieved July 3, 2010.