Flying Canucks

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996-07-25
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781554881673

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Flying Canucks by Peter Pigott Pdf

Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation’s history. As early as 1908, having read the Wright brothers’ invention, Alberta farm boys and mechanics in Quebec villages were constructing large kites, attempting to fly them. Within a decade, Canadian air aces, like Bishop and Barker, swept the wartime skies over Frances, piloting deadly machines in mortal combat. Through the 20s, that very Canadian breed of adventurer, the bush pilot, ventured over the desolate tundra, delivering medicine and missionaries, mail and Mounties to remote communities as far as Ellesmere Island and Ungava Bay. Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force fought with distinction during the Second world War. Titles such as The Saviour of London and The Angel of Ceylon seem like wartime hype, but the skill and courage that those pilots displayed half a century ago set them apart still. For the six Canadian airmen who won the Victoria Cross, there were thousands who flew into the meat grinder that was the Allies’ strategic air offensive over Europe. This book chronicles the exploits of only a few men and women – but it truly celebrates the spirit and resolve of countless brave Canadians who are proud part of aviation in this country.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459717756

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Flying Canucks II by Peter Pigott Pdf

Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation. Technologies evolve and national priorities change, but the qualities necessary to design aircraft, fly them in war and peace, and manage airlines remain constant. In this, his second book about pioneers of Canadian aviation, Peter Pigott brings a richness and understanding of the individuals themselves to the reader. Flying Canucks II takes us into Air Canada’s boardroom with Claude I. Taylor, to the Avro Arrow design office with Jim Floyd, inside the incredible career of Aviation Hall of Fame pilot Herb Seagram, on C.D. Howe’s historic dawn-to-dusk flight, and with Len Birchall in a Stranraer seaplane before he became, in Churchill’s phrase, “The Saviour of Ceylon.” It includes the story of how Scottish immigrant J.A. Wilson engineered a chain of airports across the country, how bush pilot Bob Randall explored the polar regions, and the ordeal of Erroll Boyd, the first Canadian to fly the Atlantic. The lives of “Buck” McNair and “Bus” Davey, half a century after the Second World War, are placed in the perspective of the entire national experience in those years. Whenever possible, Mr. Pigott has interviewed the players themselves, and drawing on his experience and contacts within the aviation community, has created a multi-faceted study of the business, politics, and technology that influenced the ten lives explored in depth in this book. C.D. Howe, wartime Canada’s absolute government czar used to say that running the country’s airline was all he really wanted to do. With a rich aviation heritage such as this, Flying Canucks II depicts the elements and the enemy at their worst and the pioneers of Canadian aviation at their best.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Pub.
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110033151

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Flying Canucks III by Peter Pigott Pdf

The lives of twelve gravity-defying Canadian aviators are presented in this volume, the third in a series by the aviation writer Peter Pigott.

Author : Eric Zweig
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781552779132

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Crazy Canucks by Eric Zweig Pdf

Crazy Canucks recounts the trials and triumphs off the Canadian men's alpine ski team of the 1970s and early 1980s. Eric Zweig offers a behind-the-scenes look at this innovative team that dared to take risks other skiers were too afraid of. The team rose from obscurity to prominence on the European and North American ski circuits with Olympic medal and World Cup wins. [Fry Reading Level - 4.9

Author : Janet Love Morrison
Publisher : Harbour Publishing Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1550174320

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The Crazy Canucks by Janet Love Morrison Pdf

Winner of the 2009 One Book, One Vancouver: The Host City Reads "Janet Love Morrison has written about an important part of our sporting history . . . For a younger generation, this is like discovering the people who laid the first tracks in fresh powder--the boys of winter who inspired so many who followed." --Peter Mansbridge, foreword No one in Europe had ever seen anything like it: a handful of young Canadian men fearlessly hurling themselves down the iciest, steepest courses of the ski racing circuit. At first they were regarded as a bit of a joke as they travelled in a rusty old Volkswagen and showed little regard for the niceties of European alpine traditions. In the early 1970s no non-European had ever won a Men's World Cup downhill and nobody expected this to change. Then in 1975 Canadian Ken Read won at Val d'Isère and the Canadian boys began appearing on World Cup podiums with increasing regularity. It didn't take long for journalists to start calling them the "Kamikaze Canadians," but the name that stuck was the "Crazy Canucks." The courage and high spirits of the young Canadian racers--Jim Hunter, David Murray, Dave Irwin, Ken Read and Steve Podborski--made them favourites across Europe, where Swiss or Austrian or French fans would rather see Canadians win than their old archrivals. In The Crazy Canucks, Janet Love Morrison chronicles the grit and perseverance of the young skiers who believed they had the right stuff to win and keep winning. Her careful research and interviews with all the key players paint a detailed picture of the Crazy Canucks. As Canadians approach the 2010 Olympics with high hopes for their ski teams, The Crazy Canucks provides a timely look at a most distinguished--and colourful--chapter in our nation's sporting history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 1610 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Canada Imprints
ISBN : 00688398

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Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-18
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459732537

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Brace for Impact by Peter Pigott Pdf

So many planes seem to fall from the sky or disappear completely. But are accidents really so common and why do they happen in the first place? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 1616 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-07
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459737228

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Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle by Peter Pigott Pdf

The Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle presents the high-flying insight of Peter Pigott, in a special collection chronicling the aviators, aircraft, and drama of over a century of Canadian flight. From the Avro Arrow and the Silver Dart to the adventurers and visionaries who pushed Canadian airways to new heights, Pigott covers it all with his trademark breezy style and incredible historical photographs. Includes Brace for Impact: Air Crashes and Aviation Safety Air Canada: The History Flying Canucks: Famous Canadian Aviators Flying Canucks II On Canadian Wings: A Century of Flight Taming the Skies: A Celebration of Canadian Flight Wings Across Canada: An Illustrated History of Canadian Aviation

Author : Peter Pigott
Publisher : Dundurn.com
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781459719545

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Air Canada by Peter Pigott Pdf

Begun as a social experiment in 1937, Air Canada has evolved into one of the world’s greatest airlines. Air Canada: The History explores a modern miracle that has made commercial air travel in our country an everyday occurrence. The airline was born in 1937 as "Trans Canada Airlines," a ward of the Canadian National Railway. Renamed "Air Canada" in 1964 to reflect its status as a jet-age airline, it survived devastating air crashes, financial deficits, self-serving politicians, strikes, privatization, and the Airbus scandal. It was reviled in the nineties by the likes of Peter Newman, who joked, "If God had meant Man to fly, he wouldn’t have invented Air Canada." Today it is a much loved national icon. Fortunate at times to be run by great CEOs like Gordon McGregor and Claude Taylor, Air Canada has fought off a hostile takeover, merged with its arch-rival Canadian Airlines, and touched countless lives during its 75-year history. This is its story.

Author : Bruce Dowbiggin
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781771641319

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Ice Storm by Bruce Dowbiggin Pdf

A history of the Vancouver Canucks from their rise to the top of the NHL to their downfall after riots took place in 2011 when the team lost to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup finals.

Author : Thomas Drance,Mike Halford,John Garrett
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781633199057

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100 Things Canucks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Thomas Drance,Mike Halford,John Garrett Pdf

Plenty of Canucks fans have taken in a game at Rogers Arena and will tell you they know just how to tell the Sedin twins apart. But only real fans can immediately recall Pavel Bure's penalty shot in the 1994 Stanley Cup final, or have hit the road to support their team in enemy territory. 100 Things Canucks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true Vancouver Canucks fans. Whether you're a diehard from the days of Stan Smyl or a more recent supporter, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Experienced sportswriters Mike Halford and Thomas Drance have collected every essential piece of Canucks knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

Author : Bryan Senn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476672199

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Ski Films by Bryan Senn Pdf

Skiing in movies, like the sport itself, grew more prevalent beginning in the 1930s, when it was a pastime of the elite, with depictions reflecting changes in technique, fashion and social climate. World War II saw skiing featured in a dozen films dealing with that conflict. Fueled by postwar prosperity, the sport exploded in the 1950s--filmmakers followed suit, using scenes on snow-covered slopes for panoramic beauty and the thrill of the chase. Through the free-spirited 1960s and 1970s, the downhill lifestyle shussed into everything from spy thrillers to beach party romps. The extreme sports era of the 1980s and 1990s brought snowboarding to the big screen. This first ever critical history of skiing in film chronicles a century of alpine cinema, with production information and stories and quotes from directors, actors and stuntmen.

Author : Justin Beddall
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1551537923

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Vancouver Canucks by Justin Beddall Pdf

Canucks left-winger Geoff Courtnall knew the scouting report on Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Vernon. High, glove side. The Canucks filed into the visitors' dressing room at the Calgary Saddledome after the third period of game five of the 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs. The players knew if they didn't score a goal in overtime, their season was finished. Courtnall took a few seconds to visualize a goal his former teammate, Wayne Gretzky, had scored against Vernon during the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs. Shorthanded, Gretzky had skated down the left wing. With Vernon high in the crease to challenge him, he had blasted a slapshot high over the goaltender's glove-hand shoulder. During the intermission, Courtnall walked out of the dressing room into the corridor where he could light a propane torch to doctor his stick. He put a massive - maybe even illegal - curve on his Easton. If he could get a shot during the overtime period, he was going to shoot high on Vernon. Eight minutes into the first overtime period, Courtnall got the opportunity he had prepared his stick for. As he hopped over the boards to replace Greg Adams on a line change, Courtnall skated opportunistically down the left wing. A Canucks defenceman broke up a play at the Canucks blueline. The puck bounced fortuitously between a Calgary defenceman's legs and onto the streaking Courtnall's stick. Courtnall cruised down towards the Calgary net and wired a slapshot from the top of the face-off circle...

Author : Ramey Temple
Publisher : Weigl Publishers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781489631930

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Vancouver Canucks by Ramey Temple Pdf

Did you know that the Vancouver Canucks were added to the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1970? The Canucks were already established as a minor league hockey team with a large fan following by the time they were chosen in the second NHL expansion. Discover more about this remarkable team in Vancouver Canucks, an Inside the NHL book.

Author : Paul Chapman,Bev Wake
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781926812915

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A Thrilling Ride by Paul Chapman,Bev Wake Pdf

"Featuring writers from The province and the Vancouver sun."