The War Birds Landing in Red Deer Three authors who have recently published books of interest to wartime enthusiasts will visit Red Deer in November. The three women, who are calling themselves The War Birds, will appear at Red Deer College Library from 1-2:30 p.m. on Friday, November 7th and again at Chapters Red Deer, from Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 8th. Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail of Edmonton is best-known as former president of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society. Her new book Polar Winds: A Century of Flying the North explores the remarkable history of air travel in the North from the Klondike Gold Rush to the present. It includes exploration flights to the North Pole, passenger travel in jet liners, flying school buses for residential schools, and indigenous pilots performing mercy flights. The book also describes the northern home front during World War Two, and northerners who joined the RCAF. Anne Gafiuk of Calgary will bring out the fourth printing of her book, Wings Over High River: The Biography of a BCATP Pilot Instructor. Published by the Bomber Command Museum in Nanton, Alberta, this is the compelling story of veteran pilot Gordon Jones, who taught rookie airmen how to fly at No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School in High River, Alberta during World War Two. He went on to have a stellar flying career unique in the history of Canadian aviation. Elinor Florence of Invermere, B.C. will introduce her first novel published by Dundurn Press in Toronto. Bird’s Eye View explores a little-known aspect of aviation. The story features a young woman from Saskatchewan whose home town becomes an air training base in World War Two. Fired with enthusiasm, she joins the RCAF Women’s Division and becomes an aerial photo interpreter in England – spying on the enemy from the sky. Elinor spent nine years working at the Red Deer Advocate. All three authors are also making separate appearances around Western Canada. You may check out their schedules, and request a visit to your own organization or book club, by visiting their individual websites here: Elinor Florence, elinorflorence Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, daniellemc Anne Gafiuk, whatsinastory.ca
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:54:00 +0000
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