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Crew of first Mackenzie air mail service on return to Edmonton, Alberta.

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Crew involved in first northern air mail flights.

Arrival of first air mail in Grande Prairie from Edmonton, Alberta.

Arrival of first airplane in Aklavik, Northwest Territories (NWT).

Group of business and pilot at Cooking Lake.

Lockheed Vega in California before being purchased by Wop May.

Post office at Fort Fitzgerald, Alberta.

Men involved in manhunt for Albert Johnson, the 'Mad Trapper'.

Loading serum on airplane for mercy flight to Fort Vermilion, Alberta.

Three aviation pioneers in Vancouver, British Columbia.

air mail being loaded on airplane at Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Christmas mail leaving Fort McMurray, Alberta for Fort Smith, Northwest Territories (NWT).

Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May and Vic Horner leaving on mercy flight with serum for Fort Vermilion, Alberta.

Walter Gilbert and Rudy Heuss, bush pilots with mail airplane.

Lieutenant Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May, of Edmonton, Alberta.

Group of bush pilots and crews.

Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May, pilot and Jack Bowen airplane mechanic, Northwest Territories (NWT).

John Bythell, pilot for Canadian Airways Limited.

Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May, of Edmonton, Alberta.

Matt Berry, pilot and Frank Hartley, engineer for Canadian Airways Limited.

Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May's airplane at Aklavik, Northwest Territories (NWT).

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Crew of first Mackenzie air mail service on return to Edmonton, Alberta.

In winter. L-R in group: F. B. Watt, Edmonton Journal; G. H. Rocke, postmaster at Fort McMurray; Tim Sims, mechanic; C. Y. Becker, manager; R. W. Hale, post office department; F. X. J. Leger, post office superintendent; Wilfred Reid 'Wop' May, pilot; I. W. C. Soloway, financier.

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Date 1930-01

Creator Unknown

Person(s) or Group(s) Becker, C. Y., Hale, R. W., Leger, F. X. J., May, Wilfred Reid 'Wop', Rocke, G. H., Sims, Tim, Soloway, I. W. C., Watt, F. B.

Genre Negatives, Photographs

Place Alberta

Subject Air Pilots, Airplanes, Edmonton, Alberta--Buildings, Edmonton, Alberta--Personalities, Edmonton, Alberta--Transportation, Snow, Winter

Archival Information

Fonds/Collection Wop May fonds

Unique identifier CU178303

Legacy Identifier na-1258-75

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Attribution "Crew of first Mackenzie air mail service on return to Edmonton, Alberta.", 1930-01, (CU178303) by Unknown. Courtesy of Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.

Unique identifier: CU178303

Legacy Identifier: na-1258-75

Type: Glenbow

Size: 12333px × 4495px 52.89 MB