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J. Erroll Boyd

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J. Erroll Boyd
Boyd in 1916
Born
James Erroll Dunsford Boyd

(1891-11-22)November 22, 1891
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 27, 1960(1960-11-27) (aged 69)
Sharon, Connecticut, U.S.
Other namesJames Erroll Boyd
J. Erroll Boyd
James E. Boyd
Erroll Boyd
OccupationAviator

James Erroll Dunsford Boyd (November 22, 1891 – November 27, 1960) was a pioneering Canadian aviator. He was known as the "Lindbergh of Canada"[1] before becoming an American citizen in 1941.

Biography

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James Erroll Dunsford Boyd, known to his family and friends as "Erroll", was born on November 22, 1891, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During World War I he was a flyer with the Royal Naval Air Service.[1][2]

On October 9–10, 1930, Boyd became the first Canadian to fly an airplane from Canada to England (Harbour Grace to Tresco, Isles of Scilly).[3]

He became an American citizen on March 28, 1941, in Hartford, Connecticut.[4]

Boyd died on November 27, 1960, in Sharon, Connecticut.[3] He was buried in Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery in Pompano Beach, Florida.[5]

Awards and honours

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In 2017, Boyd was posthumously inducted into the Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.[6]

Footnotes

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  1. 1 2 Ross Smyth (1997). The Lindbergh of Canada: The Erroll Boyd Story. ISBN 9781896182612.
  2. ↑ "Erroll Boyd: World War I Combat Pilot and Aviation Daredevil". Aviation History. June 12, 2006. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "The Sad Side of 1960: Death Claims Many Prominent Canadians," Ottawa Journal, December 29, 1960, pg. 16.
  4. ↑ James Erroll Boyd naturalization of March 28, 1941, at Hartford, Connecticut
  5. ↑ Connecticut Death Index
  6. ↑ "Member Profiles". Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

Further reading

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  • Ross Smyth, The Lindberg of Canada: The Erroll Boyd Story. Burnstown, ON: General Store Publishing House, 1997.
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