While the idea of Loon was welcomed with open arms by investors, partners, and internal engineers, its execution was less than ideal for a long-term and sustainable business. For one, the often overlooked difference between potential and actualization. John Stinson, Canadian Armed Forces, a radio operator who served on manoeuvres in Germany during the Gulf War as well as in Eritrea, Africa.There is a lot to be learned from failed projects such as Loon. Carl Stacey Hopkins, Canadian Armed Forces, who was enlisted with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in 1940 and discharged in January 1946 and Henry (Harry) Cecil Davis, Canadian Armed Forces, who served with the Highland Light Infantry during the Second World War and landed in Normandy at Bernieres-sur-Mer on D-Day Herb MacDonald, Canadian Armed Forces, a Bren gunner in the Lincoln and Welland Regiment during the Second World War George Grindley, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, who was enlisted with the Fifth Canadian Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps, and was killed during the Battle of the Somme He was killed at the Battle of the Somme, September 1916. Gunner Alan Bishop, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, served with the 7th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery and was the first cousin of William Avery Bishop.He was then stationed at CFB Cold Lake, Alta., with the 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron from 1993 to 2006.
He was deployed from 1987 to 1993 at CFB Trenton as part of the 8th Air Maintenance Squadron. Kay joined the military at Toronto in 1986 and underwent basic training at CFB Cornwallis before qualifying as an airframe technician. His father, Mickey Kay, was an Owen Sound police officer for 35 years and always encouraged his son. Kay, who now lives in the Listowel area, said it was a huge honour to be recognized.īorn in Owen Sound in 1965, Kay is a graduate of OSCVI and Centennial College in Toronto. One thing they do have in common was a commitment and a desire to serve their country,” he said. “They left their civilian lives and loved ones behind to embark upon an uncertain journey from which they were not assured they would return. The video will be archived on RogersTV as well as at and on the Billy Bishop Museum’s Facebook page.Īlexander said the veterans recognized this year are a diverse group that served with different branches of the armed forces in distant locales around the world. Only about 30 invited guests attended the in-person event, which was also live-streamed by RogersTV. Honouring Our Local Veterans was back at the Owen Sound Legion after being held virtually from the RogersTV studio in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pair will be the subject of this year’s They Served for Us memorial markers, which Alexander said will soon be erected at Jervis Bay Memorial Park in Owen Sound. George Grindley and Gunner Alan Bishop – were killed in action during the First World War battle, which was one of the deadliest in human history. Two of the people posthumously honoured Sunday – Pte.
To date, the event has honoured the service of nearly 200 First World War, Second World War, Korean War, Cold War and UN Peacekeeping mission veterans.ĭave Alexander, vice-chair of the Billy Bishop Museum’s board of directors and chair of the veterans committee, said this year’s event also marked the 105th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Family members of four of those veterans attended the ceremony on their behalf. Kay was one of seven people recognized during the Honouring Our Local Veterans event, which recognizes men and women from Grey-Bruce who served and sacrificed for their country.įive of the veterans were posthumously recognized. “It was the inspiration to carry on with my career,” he said of receiving the award in 1990. Kay received a Commanders Commendation for finding the flaw. He said similar cracks were discovered in two other aircraft. Kay’s discovery prompted the military to ground its entire fleet of Boeing 707s to inspect each airplane’s tail.
The serious flaw in the spar – a rib of the plane’s stabilizer – could have resulted in a tragic outcome for the aircraft, he said. The Boeing 707, capable of transporting about 140 personnel, was scheduled to head overseas the following month, he said.
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Kay said the 12-inch crack was in the spar of the plane’s tail. So I took a mirror and a flashlight and crawled inside the tail and there is was – a huge crack,” he said in an interview Sunday during the Billy Bishop Museum’s 21st annual Honouring Our Local Veterans ceremony at the Owen Sound Legion.
“I said, there’s something wrong in there.