Biografie
He learned to fly in Edmonton AB.
In 1944 he organized the Penticton Flying Club.
He was a partner in Okanagan Air Services Ltd. with Alf stringer and Barney Bent in 1945.
He flew the first commercial helicopter in Canada in 1947.
He founded Okanagan Helicopters spraying orchards in the Okanagan in 1952.
He was awarded the McKee Trophy in 1950.
Militärdienst
He joined the RCAF in 1940 and served in the Second World War.
He was a flying instructor.
He was accepted for pilot training and posted to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Trenton, Ontario, from where he graduated as an instructor.
He was stationed at Edmonton and High River, Alberta and Abbotsford, British Columbia until 1944 and was awarded the Air Force Cross for outstanding contributions as a flight instructor.
He was discharged from the RCAF in 1945 when he received the maximum age for aircrew.
Referenzen
- MacDonald, A.D. (1983)
- The Canadian Encyclopedia (2nd ed.) Volume II Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers
- Corley-Smith, Peter (1997)
- Francis, Dan (Ed.) (2000)
