Frederick McCall

Frederick Robert Gordon McCall DSO, MC & Bar, DFC (4 December 1896 – 22 January 1949) was a Canadian air ace during World War I, with 35 confirmed and two unconfirmed victories.

[2] McCall expressed interest in transferring from the army to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), and received a commission as a lieutenant pilot trainee in March 1917.

McCall was awarded the Military Cross "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty", and two weeks later the accompanying Bar for downing an enemy scout aircraft while on a mission to take photographs.

[5] On 17 August, he was accompanying William Gordon Claxton when the pair of them ran into Jagstaffel 20, which consisted of at least 40 aircraft.

Following the armistice, McCall embarked upon a variety of civil aviation ventures, beginning with stunt flying.

With this company, McCall flew commercial freight and passengers across Canada, pioneering air travel to Banff.

The following year, he ignored bad weather to fly a doctor to the Skiff oil fields to treat two seriously injured workers.

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McCall landing atop a merry-go-round at the Calgary Stampede
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McCall landing atop a merry-go-round at the Calgary Stampede
Replica of McCall's aircraft at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary