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Parachute Jumps In Canada
 & Newfoundland 1927-1945

By Ian M. Macdonald
posted May 2019 (revised 6 June 2019)
This is an attempt to index emergency parachute jumps made in Canada and Newfoundland between 1927 and 1945 and comprises a chronological table of jumps followed by an alphabetical list of the jumpers. More than 440 jumps have been identified to date of which it has been possible to identify 420 personnel with an at least partial name. Read more…
D-ring – the ripcord – from a 1940s GQ parachute. This artifact is from Ian M Macdonald's Dad's parachute, which he used to exit a Wellington, hopelessly lost above the clouds and low on fuel coming back from Brest. The crew had all agreed that jumping was safer then letting down into who knows what. (Ian M Macdonald photo)

2019 CAHS Annual Convention in Montreal a rewarding experience​

By Gord McNulty
posted June 2019
CAHS members enjoyed returning to Montreal for our highly successful 56th National Convention and AGM, 22-25 May.  All of the presentations, including some of Canada’s best-known aviation authors and researchers, were exceptional.
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​Beech Expeditor (Pierre Gillard Photo)