The First Airline
Wop and his brother “Court” rented a Curtiss JN-4 “Canuck” from the City of Edmonton for $25.00 per month, and…
Month: January 2016
The Final Adventure
In June of 1952, “Wop” and his son Denny left on a driving holiday from Calgary to Great Falls (Montana), Yellowstone…
Fighter Pilot
“I do not want to glamourize war – I personally feel it’s always unnecessary….. but it’s fact, and the stories…
Wop’s Early Life
Wilfrid Reid May was born April 20, 1896 at Carberry, Manitoba. His father owned & operated A.E. May & Co….
BCATP – British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan operated a number of Air Observer Schools across Canada during W.W.II. #2 Air Observer…
The Story of the First Official Airmail Flights to the Arctic – 1929
The tender for airmail service closed June 7th, 1929 but was not signed until November 25th. Once the contract for…