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The remarkable exploits of the Canadian fighter ace who fought in World War 1. He remains the most decorated hero in the history of the Canadian armed service.
Col Barker, VC, in one of the captured German aeroplanes against which he fought his last air battle in 1919.
Images under Creative Commons licence, Canadian Copyright Collection held by the British Library, Barker, Wm. G and For Valour – The Air VCs Chaz Bowyer.
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A late night take off dissolves into a nightmare for a cargo crew flying a venerable Lockheed Electra as, one by one, their engines fail.
Image under Creative Commons licence,
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A union dispute against an aggressive and ruthless employer can result in sadness, bitterness and broken lives. Nij Demery was a senior union representative and then president of such a union during the longest industrial action in aviation history. This is the final part of his story.
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A union dispute against an aggressive and ruthless employer can result in sadness, bitterness and broken lives. Nij Demery was a senior union representative and then president of such a union during the longest industrial action in aviation history. This is the second part of his story.
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A union dispute against an aggressive and ruthless employer can result in sadness, bitterness and broken lives. Nij Demery was a senior union representative and then president of such a union during the longest industrial action in aviation history. This is the first part of his story.
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The second part of a two part Plane Tale about the ex fighter pilot and aviation photographer and publisher, Ian Black.
