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The Wop May Chronicles

Stories about Wilfrid Reid (Wop) May

Category: Adventures

The First Airline

January 3, 2016February 28, 2016 admin

Wop and his brother “Court” rented a Curtiss JN-4 “Canuck” from the City of Edmonton for $25.00 per month, and…

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Fighter Pilot

January 3, 2016February 21, 2016 admin

“I do not want to glamourize war – I personally feel it’s always unnecessary….. but it’s fact, and the stories…

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Canada’s First Air Harbour

December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 admin

The first Air Harbour in Canada was “May Field” on the Sproule Farm in Edmonton. The Sproule Farm in Edmonton…

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Taking Flight

December 28, 2015February 28, 2016 admin

On February 8, 1916 Wop May joined the Canadian Army – the 202 Edmonton Sportsman’s Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary…

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Mercy Flight of 1929

December 28, 2015July 23, 2017 admin

Bert Logan, a Hudson’s Bay employee, and his wife were well respected in the communities of Little Red River and…

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