J. Erroll Boyd

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.

James Erroll Dunsford Boyd
Boyd in 1916
Born(1891-11-22)November 22, 1891
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 27, 1960(1960-11-27) (aged 69)
Sharon, Connecticut
Other namesJames Erroll Boyd
J. Erroll Boyd
James E. Boyd
Erroll Boyd

Biography

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]

In 1930 (October 9–10), 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

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

Footnotes
  1. Ross Smyth (1997). The Lindbergh of Canada: The Erroll Boyd Story.
  2. "Erroll Boyd: World War I Combat Pilot and Aviation Daredevil". Aviation History. June 12, 2006. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  3. "The Sad Side of 1960: Death Claims Many Prominent Canadians," Ottawa Journal, Dec. 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. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

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