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Pioneers in the Sky: Bush Pilots of Canada
They were intrepid and resourceful pioneers who took to the skies: carrying passengers, mapping new territory, hauling necessities, discovering hidden gold and carrying out daring rescues. The CBC Digital Archives salutes some of the many bush pilots who made monumental contributions to the exploration of uncharted Canada.
Last updated: May 9, 2012
Page consulted on December 12, 2012
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Edmonton proudly welcomes the King and Queen to their airport in...
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CBC Radio's Assignment presents an interview with Canada's only woman ...
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Walter Gilbert gives an account of his flight to the magnetic north po...
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In 1963 the pilot talks about flying with "sketchy" maps, no instrumen...
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A visit with Manitoba bush pilot Tom Lamb and some of his family...
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A bush pilot is discovered alive 58 days after his plane went down in ...
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In 1967, CBC Radio looks back at the early days of delivering Canada's...
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A look at how bush flying changed the business of prospecting.
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A look at the bush pilots who opened up the north.
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Mechanic Jack Bowen tells the story of the pursuit of Albert Johnson, ...
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Denny May, son of Wop May, talks to Don Harron about his father's flyi...
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A profile of Max Ward, who has sold his airline Wardair.
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The National looks at bush flying in 2003 compared with 60 years earli...
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