Alfred Beebe Caywood
Alfred Beebe Caywood | |
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| Born | January 22, 1910 Oelrichs, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | May 23, 1991 (aged 81) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Alfred Beebe Caywood (January 22, 1910 – May 23, 1991) was a Canadian aviator.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born January 22, 1910, in Oelrichs, South Dakota, Caywood relocated with his family to Edmonton, Alberta, in 1911.[2] In 1925, he graduated from the McTavish Business College, subsequently becoming comptroller of a mine in the Coal Branch in New Brunswick and later working with the Alberta Land Titles and Provincial Income Tax. in 1933, he became a prospector in British Columbia, northern Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. He decided to take up flying in support of this career, but after receiving pilot's certification in 1937 took a job as a pilot with Canadian Airways. When Canadian Pacific Airlines was formed, he became one of their leading pilots in the Yukon, Alaska and the Northwest Territories, surviving a 1942 crash that killed one person.[3]
In 1944, Caywood became involved with air services for Eldorado Mining and Refining, resupplying the uranium mine on Great Bear Lake as part of the Manhattan Project. He acquired a Douglas DC-3 for Eldorado, the first to be licensed commercially, using it to haul freight and passengers. During this time of his career, he set a number of records in aviation.[citation needed] In 1958, Eldorado formed subsidiary Eldorado Aviation, bringing on Caywood as President[4] and General Manager, a position he maintained until his retirement in 1965.[5] During his retirement, Caywood was an aviation consultant for the World Bank. He died on May 23, 1991.
Honours and legacy[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Oswald, Mary, They Led the Way, Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, 1999
- ^ "Alfred Beebe Caywood". www.cahf.ca. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Inspector Dies In Air Crash". The Leader-Post. Requires subscription. Regina, Saskatchewan. March 4, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Uranium Plant Said Working At Capacity". The Edmonton Journal. November 14, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Obituary for Alfred Beebe CAYWOOD, 1910-1991". Edmonton Journal: 67. May 25, 1991.
Bibliography[edit]
- Oswald, Mary, They Led the Way, Wetaskiwin: Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, 1999. ISBN 0-9684843-0-1