Memorable Manitobans: Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame

Founded in 1973, to honour those individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to aviation and aerospace in Canada.

The individuals listed below were either born in Manitoba or associated with the aerospace industry in Manitoba.

Inductee	Year
Neil J. Armstrong (1920-1994)	1974
B
Russell Francis Baker (1910-1958)	1975
William George “Billy” Barker (1894-1930)	1974
Rosella Marie Bjornson	2014
Francis Roy Brown (1896-1960)	1975
C
D
Clennell Haggerston “Punch” Dickins (1899-1995)	1974
E
Harold “Gus” Edwards (1892-1952)	2012
F
G
Albert Earl Godfrey (1890-1982)	1978
H
I
J
K
Harry Marlowe Kennedy (1904-1960)	1979
L
Thomas “Tom” Lamb (1898-1969)	2009
William “Ross” Lennox (1905-2013)	2016
M
Wilfrid Reid “Wop” May (1896-1952)	1974
James Stuart “Jim” McBride	2015
Clifford Mackay “Black Mike” McEwen (1896-1967)	2020
Daniel Erskine McIvor (1911-2005)	2002
Alan Arnett McLeod [MacLeod] (1899-1918)	1974
Archibald Major “Archie” McMullen (1906-1983)	1974
Robert Bruce Middleton (1912-1970)	1989
Jack Moar (1905-1977)	1974
Redford Henry “Red” Mulock (1886-1961)	2010
Andrew Charles Mynarski (1916-1944)	1974
N
O
P
Q
R
Shirley Linda Hurst Render	2020
James Armstrong Richardson (1885-1939)	1976
Robert “Dick” Richmond (1919-2022)	1995
S
Herbert Walter “Herb” Seagrim (1912-1998)	1974
John Gavin “Jack” Showler (1912-1989)	1974
T
U
V
W
Donald Netterville “Don” Watson (1921-2013)	1974
X
Y
Z

Sources:

Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame, Website.

This page was prepared Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 June 2025

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