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Marion Alice Orr, the Glossary

Marion Alice Orr, CM (born Powell; 25 June 1918 – 4 April 1995) was a pioneering Canadian aviator who was the first woman to run a flying school.^[1]

21 relations: Air Transport Auxiliary, Aircraft pilot, Barker Field, Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, De Havilland Canada, Flight training, History of aviation in Canada, Louis St. Laurent, Maidenhead Heritage Centre, Maple Airport, Maple, Ontario, Montreal, Ninety-Nines, Ontario, Order of Canada, Peterborough, Ontario, Royal Air Force Museum, Supermarine Spitfire, Toronto, Violet Milstead, World War II.
Canadian women aviators

Air Transport Auxiliary

The Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) was a British civilian organisation set up at the start of the Second World War with headquarters at White Waltham Airfield in Berkshire.

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Aircraft pilot

An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.

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Barker Field

Barker Field was one of several airfields in the Yorkdale area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame

Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, based in The Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, commemorates and honours those whose accomplishments in aviation contributed so much to Canada's development as a nation.

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De Havilland Canada

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (DHC) is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer that has produced numerous aircraft models since its inception including the popular Dash 8.

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Flight training

Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft.

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History of aviation in Canada

The history of aviation in Canada began with the first manned flight in a balloon at Saint John, New Brunswick in 1840.

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Louis St. Laurent

Louis Stephen St.

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Maidenhead Heritage Centre

Maidenhead Heritage Centre is a heritage centre and museum in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.

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Maple Airport

Maple Airport was a small airfield in the Township of Vaughan (now a city) in York Region, Ontario, Canada that was open from 1955 until 1987.

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Maple, Ontario

Maple is a neighbourhood in Vaughan, York Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Ninety-Nines

The Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots, also known as The 99s, is an international organization that provides networking, mentoring, and flight scholarship opportunities to recreational and professional female pilots.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Order of Canada

The Order of Canada (Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.

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Peterborough, Ontario

Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto.

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Royal Air Force Museum

The Royal Air Force Museum is a museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.

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Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Violet Milstead

Violet Milstead Warren (October 17, 1919June 27, 2014) was a Canadian aviator, noted for being the first female Canadian bush pilot and one of only four Canadian women to work in the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during WWII. Marion Alice Orr and Violet Milstead are air Transport Auxiliary pilots, Canadian aviators, Canadian women aviators and People from Toronto.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Alice_Orr

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