A while back, as I was researching family genealogy, I took a detour into aviation history. Stories about my uncles, both bush pilots, captured my imagination. As pioneer aviators in the 1920s and 1930s they would have faced endless challenges flying in remote areas of Canada.
So I began researching their adventures. The more I researched, the more fascinated I became by the early days of aviation and the intrepid pilots who took such great risks in a day when the planes themselves were unreliable, when air to ground communications were way in the future, and when maps were often inaccurate or simply didn’t exist.
In this blog I hope to share some of what I have unearthed through this research. As time goes on, I may broaden the focus to include subjects other than aviation.
I hope you’ll find the blog entertaining and perhaps even illuminating. I value feedback, so please feel free to comment or to contact me.
– Diana Trafford
You might be interested in what I have been writing since January.
Bush pilots in the 20s. http://wp.me/pExNc-MM6
Pierre, you’ve done some amazing detective work about the Vickers Viking and the people involved with Northwestern Ontario aerial surveys in the late 1920s. The stories you’ve uncovered are great reading. Well done!
Two more links to check out:
It was pleasant to meet you at the COPA 169 breakfast February 6 in Aylmer.
I’ve been a private pilot since 1988 and I enjoy reading about Canadian aviation history.
Yves R Marchand
Yves, your interest – and the interest of others in COPA Flight 169 – in early aviation history is very motivating. Thanks.
Merci Diana pour vos recherches et vos excellents écrits. Merci pour votre implication à l’aéroport de Gatineau où un jour, pas si lointain, ses murs seront couverts par l’histoire de l’aviation en Outaouais!