by Diana Trafford | Dec 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dad served in the First World War. For how long is an open question. Many British military records from that time, including his, were lost in the Blitz of 1940-1941. Like most veterans, Dad seldom talked about his war. But chances are that it all began with his love...
by Diana Trafford | Dec 5, 2024 | Quebec aviation
If you receive this post via email, try reading it here on the internet. Waterfowl flapped madly as they rose from the water to escape the massive bird that splashed down among them, darkening the sky with its 74-foot (22.5 m) wingspan. A Curtiss HS-2L flying boat had...
by Diana Trafford | Nov 9, 2022 | Compagnie aérienne franco-canadienne, de Lesseps, Early Canadian aviation, George Fuller, Quebec aviation
Tribute November 17, 2022 — at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue (Montréal) On July 2, 2022, we lost one of our most respected Canadian aviation historians. George Fuller had a special interest in Québec aviation, and in early aviation generally. He shared his knowledge...
by Diana Trafford | Apr 23, 2022 | Air navigation, Aviation biography
Jeppesen is a name familiar and dear to pilots, who have been using the Jeppesen aviation navigation notes and charts ever since 1934. My introduction came by a different route – a 2003 article in Art of the West magazine about a monumental statue of Jeppesen by...
by Diana Trafford | Apr 4, 2022 | US Army Air Corps
First Goodwill Visit by US Army Air Corps At noon on 24 January 1927, twelve American Curtiss Hawk P-1B fighter planes swooped down on Canada’s capital. This was a friendly “invasion” – a goodwill visit by the First Pursuit Group of the U.S....
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