Bush Pilots of Canada
In the 1920s and 1930s a small number of daring aviators broke
the silence of the North. Often flying in extreme cold and facing
dangerous take-off and landing conditions, these bush pilots
ferried passengers, mail and freight in and out of remote frontier
regions and played an crucial role in the development of the
Northern economy and the deliver of public services. Blazing air
trails over immense areas, these intrepid pioneers helped map the
Canadian Shield and the Arctic barrenlands, and pilots
transformed Northern life by bringing this unique region into the
Canadian mainstream.
Submitted by Darren Platt.