During this time, Bradshaw led his squadron in some of the first 1000 plane bomber raids into Germany.
At the end of World War II, Group Captain Bradshaw served at RCAF headquarters in Ottawa as Director of Air Operations.
In November 1959, he was appointed Deputy for Operations for Northern NORAD Region Headquarters, in St. Hubert, Quebec.
He led 420 Snowy Owl Squadronon many risky and dangerous sorties to heavily defended enemy targets in Germany.
Air Vice Marshal (ret`d) Douglas Bradshaw was the first president of Confederation College from March 6, 1967, to 1974.