Allan Selwyn Bundy (1920 – 9 December 2001) was the first Black Canadian combat pilot.
[1] Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Bundy was a talented athlete who excelled in track and field.
When the Second World War began he applied to join the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) but was rejected due to his race.
He was accepted and trained as a Flying Officer, an occasion which received media attention from as far away as Pittsburgh.
Partnered with Sergeant Elwood Cecil Wright, he flew Bristol Beaufighters and the de Havilland Mosquito in coastal defence.