Top Ww-ii Ace Flies Again

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Top Ww-ii Ace Flies Again

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Robert McAlpine

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James Francis “Stocky” Edwards, CM, DFC & Bar, DFM, CD Flies again in 2009 (100th anniversary of Powered Flight in Canada) in a P-40 Kittyhawk having the same markings as the P-40 Stocky flew in the North African campaign of Wolrld War II. Assisting Stocky is pilot Dave Hadfield brother of Canadian Astronaut Cris Hadfield.

“Stocky” Edwards is Canada’s highest scoring World War II Flying Ace with 19 Confirmed Victories, along with at least 29 other enemy aircraft damaged or destroyed on the ground. He flewP-40 “Kittyhawks”, Spitfires, and Hawker Tempests during the war, and Vampires, Sabres and CF-100s during his post war career as an officer with the RCAF, from which he retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1972. His long career in aviation was recognized by his award of an Order of Canada in 2004 and in 2009 he was honoured as one of the 100 most influential Canadians in aviation and his name was included with the others on the 2009 CF-18 Centennial of Flight demonstration Hornet.

Also in 2009, Vintage Wings of Canada honoured Stocky by a special flight in their own P-40 Kittyhawk which is painted with the same markings (BHS) of the Kittyhawk he flew in the North African campaign. Stocky was also allowed to take the controls himself of this aircraft. This memorable flight was photographed by the renowned Canadian aviation photographer, Eric Dumigan.

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