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Pigott, Peter FLYING CANUCKS III Famous Canadian Aviators
Harbour Publishing 2000 1550172247 / 9781550172249 First Edition Softcover Very Good
Ex-library book but still in very nice condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Interior pages are clean and tight, a small amount of soiling to outer edge of pages. Cover has light scuffing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages; "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." [418-osl? ]
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Pigott, Peter FLYING CANUCKS: FAMOUS CANADIAN AVIATORS
Hounslow Press 1994 0888821751 / 9780888821751 First Edition Softcover Very Good+
Ex-library, but still in very nice condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Light edge & corner wear, light scuffing of cover. Interior pages clean & tight. B/w photos. 178 pages. ; 8vo; "They conquered arctic tundra, dropped food to the isolated and triumphed in the wars. Flying Canucks: Famous Canadian Aviators looks at some of our country's greatest pilots, from the pioneers in the prairie fields to the heroes over the skies of Europe. By exploring the lives of 37 great pilots, aviation lover Peter Pigott manages to communicate the magnitude of their airborne careers and, symbolically, the majesty of the Canadian flying spirit....." [325-osl]
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