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Fred McCall Sr. is credited with downing 37 German airplanes and two observation balloons.
McCall Jr. joined the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1949 and enjoyed a distinguished career in the Armed Forces .
He and his wife, Dixie , operated a business writing technical manuals, many of them for complex military equipment.
Fred McCall Sr. started Great West Airways and was one of the founders of the Calgary Flying Club .
He was the first to land a plane in Banff and one of first to offer commercial air service to southern Alberta communities.
Genevieve McCall jammed her arms and legs against the sides of the cockpit and managed to stay in.
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