Hiller 'Jake' Thompson, Pilot and Barnstormer - 1941 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Hiller 'Jake' Thompson, Pilot and Barnstormer - 1941 / Cloyne & District Historical Society
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| 説明 | Hillier 'Jake' Thompson (on right, unknown man on left) was the son of Casper and Lulu Thompson who owned Thompson's store in Northbrook. He likely went to school at the Glastonbury school and perhaps later, at the Tin School in Northbrook. He was a flyer most of his life and would land his plane at the air strip east of Northbrook at the Lloyd farm. Before the War he was a barnstormer - entertaining visitors at fall fairs with his bi-plane. Jake was a pilot in the CAF during WWII and survived the war but perished in the North while flying in supplies to the Dew (Distant Early Warning) Line in 1955. Note: The Dew Line was a system of radar stations in the Arctic region of Canada set-up to detect incoming bombers of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Dew Line would offer hours of advanced warning in case of an attack.There was a huge military funeral in Northbook. He is buried in the Northbrook Cemetery with his parents. Jake had a sister who lived in Cinncinatti who often visited to Northbrook. Thanks to John Bolton for providing details on Jake.Part of the Mary (Hope) Forbes AlbumNote: All CDHS Flickr content is available for the public use (non-commercial) providing our Rights Statement is followed:pioneer.mazinaw.on.ca/flickr_statement.php |
| 撮影日 | 2021-05-01 08:31:19 |
| 撮影者 | Cloyne & District Historical Society , Cloyne, Canada |
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