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Flying Canucks II : pioneers of Canadian aviation / Peter Pigott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pigott, Peter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Air pilots--Canada--Biography.
- Air pilots.
- Aeronautics--California--History.
- Aeronautics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, [Ontario] : Hounslow, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In his second book about Canadian aviation, Peter Pigott examines the lives of several of these innovators.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; LEONARD BIRCHALL: THE SAVIOUR OF CEYLON; ERROLL BOYD: THE FIRST CANADIAN TO FLY THE ATLANTIC; ""BUS"" DAVEY: THE AIRMAN'S PRAYER; JAMES C. FLOYD: AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER; PHILIP CLARKE GARRATT OF DE HAVILLAND CANADA; C.D. HOWE: MISTER TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES; ""BUCK"" McNAIR: WORLD WAR II AIR ACE; ROBERT RANDALL: SHRINKING THE POLAR LATITUDES; HERB SEAGRIM: FROM BUSH TO BOARDROOM; CLAUDE I. TAYLOR: AIRLINE PRESIDENT; JOHN ARMISTEAD WILSON: THE FATHER OF CIVIL AVIATION
- Notes:
- Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Hounslow Press, c1997.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611957469
- 9781554881666
- 1554881668
- 9781459717756
- 1459717759
- 9781281957467
- 1281957461
- OCLC:
- 278894595
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