 | Canada''s Flying Heritage This book not only records the significant events of Canadian aviation but also pays tribute to the 'forgotten flyers who flew by guess and by God or with calculating caution - for the sheer love of flying - in the early days.' Ellis Frank : Frank H. Ellis (1896-1979) was a pioneer Canadian pilot, who built and flew his own aircraft at Calgary prior to August 1914, thus qualifying as a member of the Early Birds of America. He subsequently spent eight years in military and commercial flying in Canada, ranging from Ontario to Manitoba and farther west. He became the first Canadian to parachute from a plane in Canada, when he jumped at Crystal Beach, Lake Erie, in July 1919. |
