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CA ON00156 2015-38
Title
C. W. Hunt 'Dancing in the Sky' research papers
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- 1998-2006 (Creation)
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64cm of textual records
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(1931-2016)
Biographical history
C.W. 'Bill' Hunt, a former history teacher, business executive, and entrepreneur, retired from business to devote his energies to writing in 1996. He wrote a number of books on the history of the Belleville area including Booze, Boats and Billions and Gentleman Charlie and the Lady Rum Runner. He died in Belleville, Ontario on 30 December 2016.
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Donated by C. W. Hunt, 2015.
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Research files for the book 'Dancing in the Sky', published by Dundurn Press in 2009. The book examined the history of the Royal Flying Corps in Canada in the First World War. File titles are:
- Articles – Magazines
- Airmail Flights in Canada
- Accidents
- Assistants to Gen. Hoare Godfrey
- Adam, B.K (his letters)
- Appendices
- Accident Reports - Mainly Fatalities
- Aircraft WWI
- Allen, Major Dermott
- Alcock, Wilfred
- Andrews, C.H
- Aces Canadian
- Ackerman, Norman
- Attestation Papers
- Borden
- Burke Preggy
- Beamsville & Hamilton
- Coats
- Vernon Castle
- Chronology
- Canadian Air Force
- Cadet Wing Review
- Chasing Desperadoes
- Cadets – Conditions, Food, Hours
- Canadians Role
- Charts – Graphs
- Calnan, Lindley
- Correspondence – Complete or Not Response
- Chajkowski from Borden to Texas to Beamsville
- Douglas, John Crawford
- Deseronto – Accidents, Non-Fatal
- Deseronto/Social
- Deseronto, Construction
- Deseronto, Visits to Tweed
- Deseronto and Commanders
- Deal with the U.S.A
- Des. Rathbun Hospital
- Egypt/Eng Training Estabe
- Epilogue
- Eardley Wilmont
- Ferguson Lt. Military Cross Mother
- Facts and Statistics, 1911 Population
- Flying Minnows
- Frostbite Flying
- Fatalities, Rules of the Aircraft
- Goold, Joe
- Golding, K.L Correspondence
- Halliway, A Summary
- Halstead, J.S, A Mission to the RFC
- Hoare Personal qualities, Flies under Niagara Bridge
- Hoare, Arrival – Decisions 1st 90 Days
- Hoare 4/13 – 12/27/17
- Hoare Gen Report on 1917
- Hoare's Brother
- Humour
- Hunting Desperadoes by Aeroplane
- Honours and Awards
- Hughes, Garnet RNAS
- Index
- Individuals
- Jenny & Commanders + K. M Molson
- Johnson, Fred Ross
- Jesse Ketchum
- Kelly, Tilton Sumptor
- Kingston Area
- Lulu Island B.C
- Long Branch
- Medical
- M.P MacLeod
- Molson on Squadron Markings
- Miscellaneous
- Medals and Awards
- McLeod, Alan V.C Letters
- North Toronto
- Ottawa
- Press Criticism
- Plumpton D.L
- Photo from Archives
- Permissions D. In the Sky
- Properties – Toronto
- Post War – Effects, Impact on Front
- Photos
- Photos
- Pilots - WWI
- Profiles of Officers
- Quinte Flyers
- RAF Staff List
- Recruiting Trades
- Recruiting/Flyers Problems
- Romance
- RAF Changes
- Research & R.A.F
- Ruth, Lt Henry Coyle
- Reid, Lt Ellis Vair
- Scandal – Girl Dies
- Social
- Sam' s Air Force
- Stunts
- Spanish Flu
- Success of Plan
- Sports
- Smith, Al
- Training
- Training, Flying
- Training, Jones on (Jones on Training)
- Toronto, Ll. Of (Ll. Of Toronto)
- Texas
- Wages
- Wemp, Bert
- Wilmot Sisters
- Winding Up RAF
- World War I, 1914 – 1918
- YMCA Sundays
- Yanks in Canada
- Yanks – Trained by RFC
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- English