Bill is an historian, author and filmmaker who has ten books in publication, and worked on 18 feature and documentary films. After a career as a teacher-librarian, following a lifelong passion in aviation, he is presently a director of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society and the Air Cadet League of Canada (Manitoba) as well as serving as an Associate Historian of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Recently honouring Manitoba's aerial heroes led to the the creation of the Mynarski Statue, commemorating Andrew Mynarski VC and the Barker Statue featuring Wm Barker VC in Dauphin, Manitoba.