Wilfred Leigh Brintnell

Wilfred Leigh Brintnell (August 27, 1895 – January 22, 1971) was a pioneering Canadian aviator.

Born at Belleville, Ontario, Brintnell joined the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in Canada in 1917.

A pilot, Brintnell instructed until his discharge in 1919, for the RFC at Fort Worth, Texas; the Royal Air Force at Camp Borden, Ontario; and the RAF in Upavon, England.

He left Canadian Airways Limited, the successor company of Western Canada Airways, soon after being appointed assistant general manager in 1931 so that he could form the Mackenzie Air Service Limited in Edmonton, Alberta.

After the war, he managed Northwest Industries Limited at Edmonton, then in 1952 operated an aerial photographic business, Arctic Air Lines.