Flying Canucks: Famous Canadian Aviators, Volume 1Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation's history. As early as 1908, having read the Wright brothers' invention, alberta farm boys and mechanics in Quebec villages were constructing large kites, attempting to fly them. Within a decade, Canadian air aces, like Bishop and Barker, swept the wartime skies over Frances, piloting deadly machines in mortal combat. Through the 20s, that very Canadian breed of adventurer, the bush pilot, ventured over the desolate tundra, delivering medicine and missionaries, mail and Mounties to remote communities as far as Ellesmere Island and Ungava Bay. Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force fought with distinction during the Second world War. Titles such as The Saviour of London and The Angel of Ceylon seem like wartime hype, but the skill and courage that those pilots displayed half a century ago set them apart still. For the six Canadian airmen who won the Victoria Cross, there were thousands who flew into the meat grinder that was the Allies' strategic air offensive over Europe. This book chronicles the exploits of only a few men and women -- but it truly celebrates the spirit and resolve of countless brave Canadians who are proud part of aviation in this country. |
Contents
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Bazalgette Ian Willoughby vc | 13 |
Berry Arthur Massey Matt | 17 |
Beurling George Frederick Buzz | 23 |
Bishop WA Billy vc | 28 |
Collishaw Raymond | 35 |
MacLaren Donald Roderick | 93 |
May Wilfrid Reid Wop | 97 |
McConachie George William Grant | 101 |
McCurdy John Alexander | 106 |
MacInnis Gerald Lester | 112 |
McKee James Dalzell Dal | 116 |
Mynarski Andrew Charles vc | 119 |
Noorduyn Robert B Cornelius Bob | 126 |
Curtiss Glenn Hammond | 41 |
Dickins Clennel H Punch | 47 |
Ellis Frank H | 51 |
Fowler Walter Warren Walt | 57 |
Gilbert Walter Edwin | 61 |
Godfrey Albert Earl | 65 |
Graham Stuart | 69 |
Gray Robert Hampton vc | 74 |
Hartman Paul Albert | 77 |
Hornell David Ernest vc | 83 |
MacGill Elsie | 88 |
Oaks Harold Anthony Doc | 131 |
Reid Thomas Mayne Pat | 137 |
Siers Thomas W Tommy | 141 |
Stinson Katherine | 147 |
Tudhope John Henry Tuddy | 153 |
Turnbull Wallace Rupert | 157 |
Vachon JP Romeo | 161 |
Vachon Irenee Pete | 167 |
Ward Maxwell William Max | 170 |
Zurakowski Jan | 174 |