Cline, Willis: my Air Force recollections (March 13, 2013) ...

• Main Author: Unav
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: University of Victoria Libraries 2022
• Subjects: Military cadets; Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force; Airplanes, Military; Military history; Canada; Resolute Bay; Willis
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.58066/rrbm-pa66; http://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/54cbf4b7-93d4-4fa5-ab7a-343ca428211b

An interview/narrative of Willis Cline's experiences whilst serving with the Air Force. Interview took place on March 13, 2013. ... : ABSTRACT: Willis grew up in Zelma, Saskatchewan and enlisted in the air force on April 6, 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario. He began as a flight cadet and finished as a flight officer. Part of his time in the air force he trained navigation students from the base in Winnipeg. He performed service flights from Montreal to Vancouver and Montreal to Resolute Bay. He retired from the air force in July 1956. He was twenty four years old when he left the air force and joined a civilian career with Trans-Canada Airlines. He explains the differences between flying in the air force and flying commercially and that some could not adapt to the idea of not being in command in the airlines. Willis was a co-pilot for TCA for thirteen years before he became captain and flew many different planes throughout his civilian career with the airline. He mainly flew passengers but had experience flying cargo to France and the Caribbean. In 1988, Willis was grounded because of heart problems but did not retire from TCA until 1991. He ...