Flying Canucks II: pioneers of Canadian aviation
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1. Verfasser: Pigott, Peter (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto, Ont., Canada Hounslow ©1997
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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.
Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation. Technologies evolve and national priorities change, but the qualities necessary to design aircraft, fly them in war and peace, and manage airlines remain constant. In this, his second book about pioneers of Canadian aviation, Peter Pigott brings a richness and understanding of the individuals themselves to the reader. Flying Canucks II takes us into Air Canada's boardroom with Claude I. Taylor, to the Avro Arrow design office with Jim Floyd, inside the incredible care
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