The evolution of professional aviation culture in Canada, 1939-1945

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dc.contributor.authorChapman, Matthew
dc.contributor.supervisorZimmerman, David
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-01T21:45:16Z
dc.date.available2010-09-01T21:45:16Z
dc.date.copyright2010en
dc.date.issued2010-09-01T21:45:16Z
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Historyen
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe rapid expansion of the postwar commercial aviation industry in Canada was made possible, in part, by the thousands of wartime pilots who filled the ranks of the nation’s major airlines beginning in 1944. Through mentorship of subsequent generations of peacetime aviators, wartime pilots had lasting impacts on the Canadian commercial aviation industry during their time flying for companies such as Trans Canada Airlines (TCA). Following an examination of the agreements made between the Royal Canadian Air Force and TCA between 1944 and 1945 for the transfer of pilots between the two organizations, this thesis tracks the development of the professional culture of wartime RCAF aviators through an analysis of their training and subsequent operational flying during the war. It concludes that while there were numerous benefits for commercial aviation in Canada through this process, there were, likewise, a series of negative repercussions for the safety of the Canadian aviation industry.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/3023
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectRCAFen
dc.subjectTrans Canada Airlinesen
dc.subjectTCAen
dc.subjectRoyal Canadian Air Forceen
dc.subjectAir Canadaen
dc.subjectCommercial aviationen
dc.subjectflyingen
dc.subjectbomberen
dc.subjectpiloten
dc.subjectaircrewen
dc.subjectprofessional cultureen
dc.subjectAir Forceen
dc.subjectaviation cultureen
dc.subjectflight trainingen
dc.subjectgroundschoolen
dc.subjectmaritime patrolen
dc.subjectnavigationen
dc.subjectinstrument flight rulesen
dc.subjectBritish Commonwealth Air Training Planen
dc.subjectBCATPen
dc.subjectBush Piloten
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History::Canada--Historyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Historyen
dc.titleThe evolution of professional aviation culture in Canada, 1939-1945en
dc.typeThesisen

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