Wings Across Canada: An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation

185 Pages·2002·19.76 MB·English

by  Peter Pigott

WINGS ACROSS CANADA
WINGS ACROSS CANADA
An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation
Peter Pigott
A HOUNSLOW BOOK
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TORONTO • OXFORD
Copyright © Peter Pigott, 2002
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Publisher: Anthony Hawke
Copy-Editor: Andrea Pruss
Design: Jennifer Scott
Printer: Friesens
National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Pigott, Peter
Wings across Canada : an illustrated history of Canadian aviation / Peter Pigott.
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN 1-55002-412-4
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our publishing program. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada
through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program and The Association for the Export
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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veryone knows that Icarus came to a bad end attempting to fly, but how many people sympathize with his
poor biographer trying to get eyewitness accounts and photos of the event? This is my ninth book on avia-
tion, and I have learnt that much of what an aviation author does is not commune with the Muse but harass
innocent people. In this case, I relied on the generosity of Captain Leah Gillespie, 4 Wing Public Affairs, Cold Lake
Alberta; Major Lynne Chaloux, Senior Public Affairs Officer, 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters, Winnipeg; and
Janet Lacroix, CF Photo Unit, Ottawa, among others. On the civilian side, Ken Leigh came through once more, as
did the National Archives in Ottawa and Peter Gauthier at Dollco Digital, who printed some of the photos. To all
who helped, my gratitude.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Avro 504 K 12
Armstrong-Whitworth Siskin 15
Westland Wapiti 17
The Tiger Moth 20
Fokker Universal 23
Fairchild FC-2 and W-2 28
Fokker Super Universal 32
Junkers W33/34 37
Fairchild 71 41
Junkers 5271m 44
Westland Lysander 48
Grumman Goblin 51
Fairey Battle 54
Beechcraft Expediter 58
Fairey Albacore 61
The Boeing 247 64
Avro Anson 68
Lockheed Electra 71
Douglas Dakota 75
Hawker Hurricane 79
North American Harvard 82
Lockheed Hudson 86
The Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk 90
Supermarine Spitfire 93
Avro Lancaster 97
Bristol Beaufighter 102
Douglas Boston/Havoc 105
Grumman Avenger 108
Lockheed Constellation 111
Canadair North Star 114
Bristol Freighter 118
Grumman Albatross 121
Canadair Sabre 123
Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 127
Sikorsky S-55 130
Grumman Tracker 133
Avro Arrow 136
Canadair CL-41 Tutor 140
CC-130 Hercules 143
De Havilland Buffalo 146
Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter 149
Boeing 737 152
CF-5 Freedom Fighter 155
Boeing 747: The First Jumbo Jet 158
CP-140 Aurora 161
De Havilland Dash 7 164
CT-155 Hawk 167
CC-150 Polaris 170
CF-18 Hornet 173
CF-100 Canuck 179
CL-600 Challenger 182
Index 187
WINGS ACROSS CANADA
An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation
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