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War in the Air

Original title: (War Trophy) Major W.A. Bishop and Lt. Col. W.G. Barker in front of a Fokker D. VII. 

Source: Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3364746

The First World War saw the beginning of the extensive use of aircraft in military operations. Several Canadians, including Andrew Edward (Hank) McKEEVER, won renown:

“McKeever gained a well-deserved reputation as the [Royal Flying Corps’s] outstanding pilot of two-seater fighters in World War I. He was nicknamed Hawkeye by his fellow pilots for his skill in spotting aircraft at great distances, and was labelled King of the Two-Seaters by the media for the successes he and his observers achieved.”

For more information on Canadian aviators who fought in the war, please consult the list of biographies.

BARKER, WILLIAM GEORGE
BROPHY, JOHN BERNARD (Don)
McKEEVER, ANDREW EDWARD (Hank)
McLEOD, ALAN ARNETT
QUIGLEY, HARRY STEPHEN
ROSEVEAR, STANLEY WALLACE
STEVENSON, FREDERICK JOSEPH