“Last Run of the Moose” is intended to be a companion print to “For Right, King & Country” which depicts the 419 Squadron Mynarski Lancaster.  Between the two prints all aircraft employed in the Squadron’s history are depicted.

It was an honour for me to be chosen to produce this historic work and a real pleasure to work with the members of “Moose” Squadron to ensure an accurate and realistic work to mark this historic occasion.  The flight in the CF-5 over Standish Lake was certainly a highlight.

On the night of November 1st, 1941, W/C Davoud (CO 409 Squadron) and his radar operator, Sgt Carpenter (RAF) were standing alert at the squadron's base at Coleby Grange, Lincs., when they were scrambled to intercept a lone German raider. Under GCI control they were vectored against the target until Carpenter made contact on his AI Mk IV at a ranve of four miles. He conned Davoud into a stern approach on the bandit which haad already dropped its bombs and was returning home, until visual contact, identified as a Donier 217, was obtained at a range of about one mile.  The target was proceeding on an esterly heading at 13,000 ft in bright moonlight although there was a 6/10 cloud bank from the surface to about 7000 ft a few miles north of track. Davoud "firewalled" the throttles on his Beaufighter NF Mk. II's Merlin engines and at a range of about 600 yds gave the target a short burst using guns only and obtained hits on the inner starboard wing. The alert German pilot commenced a hard diving turn to port towards the shelter of the clouds, but with his greater speed and manoeuvreability, Davoud cut across his turning circle and at 300 yds fired a two second burst at full battery (six guns and four cannon), setting the starboard engine ablaze. At 200 yds, he fired a second two second burst, tearing off the starboard wing, and the target plunged into the sea 70 miles east of Digby. This was the Davoud/Carpenter team's, and the squadron's, first victory.

The Harmony Quilt was created by a group of Cold Lake quilters in memory of the events of September 11, 2001.  As a gift of support, the Harmony Quilt was presented to the Pentagon on the anniversary (Sept. 2002) of the attacks.

 There is a message to be read from the squares of the quilt.  The centre panel consists of a pentagon with a friendship wreath in the middle.  The friendship wreath inside the central pentagon is situated between the Canadian and American flags to mark cooperation and friendship between two nations.  To the left and the right of the pentagon are squares of poppies and pansies, symbols of remembrance and comfort, respectively.  Doves in two of the corners portray the idea of peace, while Liberty Sam and a Canadian Mounted Police complete the centre panel of the quilt.