Dan McIvor (aviator)
<templatestyles src="Module:Message box/ambox.css"></templatestyles>
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2008) |
Daniel Erskine McIvor, CM (30 August 1911 – 24 February 2005) was a Canadian pilot and aviation pioneer, most notable for his work with the Martin JRM Mars water bombers. He was the son of Canadian Member of Parliament Dan McIvor Sr.
Honours and recognition
In 1998, McIvor was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the BC Aviation Council.[1]
In 2002, he was inducted into the British Columbia and Canadian Aviation Halls of Fame.[1] In 2004, he was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada for having "developed water bombing techniques that have saved thousands of acres of forest in British Columbia."[2][3]
McIvor Lake, near Campbell River on northern Vancouver Island, is named after him.
References
<templatestyles src="Module:Article stub box/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 | This biographical article related to aviation is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Daniel Erskine McIvor. (2021-01-29) Retrieved 2024-05-26 from Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
- ↑ Mr. Daniel E. McIvor. Retrieved 2024-05-26 from The Governor General of Canada
- ↑ Order of Canada Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Use dmy dates from February 2021
- Articles with invalid date parameter in template
- Articles with short description
- Articles needing additional references from April 2008
- All articles needing additional references
- 1911 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canadian aviators
- Members of the Order of Canada
- All stub articles
- Aviation biography stubs
- Webarchive template wayback links
