Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

MIGHTY BLUE COMES HOME

Since being acquired by Vintage Wings of Canada from Pacific Fighters of Idaho Falls, Idaho back before Christmas of last year, our Vought F4U-4 Corsair has spent the winter months in more pleasant skies than available to her in Ottawa…

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

THE ROYAL TREATMENT

The Goodyear FG-1D Corsair presently owned and operated by Vintage Wings of Canada was acquired for only one reason - to tell the story of Canada's naval fighter pilots from the Second World War….

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Trevor McTavish Trevor McTavish

WESTERN SWING — Westjet Employees welcome The Gray Ghost

Thursday July 8th dawned over the Calgary International Airport (YYC) with a beautiful cloudless sky and a light breeze that would keep the afternoon’s 27°C temperatures bearable – the kind of weather perfect for a family picnic or airshow. …

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Dave O'Malley Dave O'Malley

AN ILLUSTRIOUS HERO — The Hugh Pawson story

If you were to ask devotees of Second World War aviation history what the words Furious, Glorious, Indomitable, Courageous, Indefatigable, Formidable, Audacious, Illustrious, Implacable,…

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Michael Whitby Michael Whitby

NAVY BLUE FIGHTER PILOT — Episode Three

In the third and final episode of Navy Blue Fighter Pilot, Lieutenant Don Sheppard is now a blooded veteran, a respected and much-loved member of 1836 Squadron…

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Michael Whitby Michael Whitby

NAVY BLUE FIGHTER PILOT – Episode One

Canadians like their fighter pilots. Perhaps more than any other figures in our military heritage they are a source of pride and admiration that even transcends generations…

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Dave Birrell and Dave O'Malley Dave Birrell and Dave O'Malley

THE FIRST AND THE LAST

During the Second World War, more than 70 million people died worldwide as a result of the war (training, combat, civilian casualties, war crimes, as well as famine and disease related to …

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