Frank H. Ellis (1896-1979)

Bus driver, aviation expert.

Born in Nottingham, England, he came to Canada in 1912. In 1920 he flew as a mechanic on the first airplane flight north of the 53^rd parallel. He became a bus driver in 1925, an occupation he pursued until his retirement. In 1954 he published Canada’s Flying Heritage, a pioneer history of Canadian aviation, and in 1959 he produced In Canadian Skies. In 1970 he was awarded a Manitoba Centennial Medal by the Manitoba Historical Society.

Ellis died on 4 July 1979, in North Vancouver, BC.

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We thank Ryan Grant for providing the death date of Frank Ellis.

Profile revised: 14 June 2009

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