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Flying Canucks III: Famous Canadian Aviators

English · Paperback / Softback

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The lives of twelve gravity-defying Canadian aviators are
presented in this volume, the third in a series by the aviation writer Peter Pigott.

About the author










As the son of an airline employee, Peter Pigott grew up at the edge of airports around the world, including Santa Cruz, Bombay, London and Montreal. He attended the University of Montreal Teacher's College (B.Ed.) and Loyola College in Montreal (B.A.). and then went on to receive a M.A. from the University of Vermont in Burlington USA and a diploma in history at Oxford University in England.

Pigott joined the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs in 1978 and has served at embassies in New York, Hong Kong, Vienna and The Hague. He returned to Ottawa in 1993 and began his writing career, specializing in books about aviation.

Also by Peter Pigott: The Official History of Aviation in Hong Kong, Flying Canucks! Famous Canadian Aviators, Hong Kong Rising: The History of a Remarkable Place, Gateways: Airports of Canada, Flying Colours: Commercial Aviation in Canada, Flying Canucks II: Famous Canadian Aviators


Summary

"In the five years since the Flying Canucks series began," says Pigott, "I have never ceased to marvel that everything connected with aviation in Canada took place in the proverbial blink of an eye." It is barely nine decades since Casey Baldwin became the first Canadian to achieve sustained flight, and only seventy-odd years since J. Dalzell McKee and Earl Godfrey made the first flight across Canada.

The "flying Canucks" in this volume include some legends of aviation lore, like James Richardson and Gordon McGregor, as well as a few whose exploits are less known, such as the Norwegian-born Bernt Balchen. "Babe" Woollett and Art Schade represent that special breed, Canada's bush pilots, and Donald McDonald, who flew in defence of Ceylon, speaks for the many Canadian World War II fighter pilots. The aerial achievements of Casey Baldwin and Don Muir serve as bookends of a century of aviation, and embody the nconquerable spirit of every era of flying.

If there is a conclusion to be drawn from this intentionally eclectic compendium, it is that courage and audacity are timeless human traits. Flying Canucks III gives the reader a glimpse at the lives of some exceptional human beings - who also happen to be aviators. As Babe Woollett said, "I certainly hope God meant man to fly. Otherwise I've made a bloody fool of myself all of these years for nothing."

Product details

Authors Peter Pigott
Publisher Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.12.2022
 
EAN 9781550172249
ISBN 978-1-55017-224-9
No. of pages 246
Dimensions 153 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
Weight 408 g
Subject Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel

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