May 17 – The Vickers Vedette
About this episode
This episode discusses the first Canadian parachute jump by Colin Jack Caldwell from a Vickers Vedette in 1929, featuring an interview with Shirley Render.
On this day back in 1929, Colin Jack Caldwell became the first Canadian to save his life by parachute when he jumped out of a Vickers Vedette over Montreal on May 17th 1929. To learn more we spoke with Shirley Render, the executive director of the The Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg.
More episodes of Today in Canadian History
- May 31 – Ernest Manning
- May 30 – Neal Beaumont is Born
- May 27 - Algonquin Park is Established
- May 26 – The Avrocar or “Flying Saucer”
- May 25 – Battle of Eccles Hill
- May 24 – Tommy Chong is Born
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