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1940 - Extensive research was done on magnetism to degauss and offset the magnetic fields of warship hulls (Tollefsen). The purpose of this is to protect the ships from the German magnetic naval mines and to detect submerged submarines (Veterans Affairs Canada). -
1940 - Canada began to mass-produce supplies to prepare its armies for war. This includes supplies such as rifles and synthetic rubber for tires(“Canada’s Industries Gear up for War”). However, the synthetic rubber research was not complete, since it was made with only 90% wheat derivatives (Veterans Affairs Canada).
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1941 - Britain filled Canada in with naval radars since Canada had no manufacturers for radars. Ever since Britain provided Canada with radars, the National Research Council in Ottawa designed the SW1C, an anti-submarine radar (“Radar Systems - Section A”). -
1941 - Penicillin was transported to Canada so it can be isolated, mass-produced, and distributed to the Allies. Penicillin is used in First-Aid to treat and prevent wound infections. It can also be used to treat STD and other diseases like pneumonia (Petrescu). -
1942 - Canada officially established the Montreal Laboratory to develop and research nuclear weapons and energy. This laboratory also designed the first nuclear reactor to reach criticality outside the US, the ZEEP(Zero Energy Experimental Pile) reactor (Government of Canada). -
1943 - Four types of Canadian airplanes are some of the most advanced planes at that time. This includes the twin-engined Mosquito bomber, a dive bomber known as Helldiver, Avro Lancaster, the most formidable bomber at that time, and P. B. Y. Catalina, the longest-range amphibian plane (Canadian War Museum).
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