Fighter Pilot – The Wop May Chronicles

Wop May continued to fly with 209 Squadron till the end of the war – he kept his log book until May 19, 1918 – the odds of living long as a pilot during World War I were not great and there did not seem to be much point keeping one’s log up to date, This excerpt from his log book on May 15, 1918 tells the story: “Escort and H,,O,P

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Early Life

The Wop May Chronicles – Stories about Wilfrid Reid Wop May

Wilfrid Reid “Wop” May: was born in Carberry, Manitoba, in 1896 and died at Provo, Utah in 1952, was a… Read More, Wop’s Medals, February 14, 2016 March 27, 2016 admin, Wop was recognized over the years with the following awards: DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS – 1918 CITATION: This officer has carried… Read More, Where can I see the various artifacts of “Wop” …

Wilfrid ‘Wop’ May – Canadian Flying Ace and Alberta

Wop later stated that, had he known the pilot’s identity at the time, he probably would have died of fright, A German national hero, The Red Baron was the most famous pilot in the world, and the most feared, With 80 air combat victories to his credit, had Brown not intervened, Wop May would have become Richthofen’s 81 st, By war’s end

Film about pilot Wilfred ‘Wop’ May receives jury award at

A new film about the legacy of pilot Wilfred ‘Wop’ May has received the jury award for best documentary short film Alberta at the Edmonton International Film Festival EIFF,

Wop May

Wop May quickly caught the train for Edmonton, where he met co-pilot and long time friend, Vic Horner, The only aircraft in the entire region equipped for such a long flight in bitterly cold winter conditions was an Avro Avian, a fragile biplane with an open cockpit and a maximum speed of 160 kilometers an hour, At the rough, snow-packed Edmonton air strip, May and Horner shivered in the

Wilfrid “Wop” May: An Old-School Hero for a New Generation

Wop May died in 1952 on a hike in Utah with his 17-year-old son, Denny; he was only 57 years old, His legacy lives on thanks to the dedicated efforts of his son, daughter-in-law Margaret, and her sister Sheila Reid, They have gifted his artifacts and documents to various heritage institutions in Canada and made sure the public can access them, They have written books on his life, created a

Edmonton International Film Festival debuts the Wop May

Edmonton International Film Festival debuts the Wop May Story, A documentary film about celebrated Edmonton pilot Wilfred “Wop” May will make its world premiere at …

Fort Vermillion Mercy Flight of 1929

Wop immediately recruited his friend and fellow pilot Vic Horner, and together they prepared their tiny two-seater open cockpit Avro Avian G-CAVB for the freezing trip north, It was -28C on the morning of January 2, 1929 when Dr, Bow handed Wop the package of serum which, wrapped in a blanket, was placed inside a baggage compartment next to a charcoal heater to keep it warm, The …

Canada Vignettes: Wop May

A film on Wop May, one of Canada’s leading bush pilots in the 1920s,Directed by Blake James – 1979

Film about pilot Wilfred ‘Wop’ May receives jury award at

Jesse Gervais portrays pilot Wilfred ‘Wop’ May in Blind Ambition: The Story of Wop May, Supplied image by Tom Robinson Article content, A new film about the legacy of pilot Wilfred ‘Wop’ May has received the jury award for best documentary short …

Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story Short 2021

Blind Ambition: The Wop May Story: Directed by Frederick Kroetsch, Tom Robinson, With Jesse Gervais, The inspiring life story of aviation pioneer Wilfred ‘Wop‘ May, who fought the Red Baron, saved lives, and connected the world,

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Early Life

Foster & McGarvey

Obituary, MAY, Denny Reid 1935-2021, Storyteller, aviation historian, lifelong Scout, enthusiast of Canada’s North, anglophile, and master of the closed smile, Denny died peacefully at home on October 3, 2021, Predeceased by mother Violet and …