Raymond Collishaw
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2004-10-13
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Pettit, Brian J.
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Audio recording and transcript of Brian Pettit's October 2004 presentation to the Nanaimo Historical Society about Canadian pilot and First World War flying ace Raymond Collishaw, who was born and raised in Nanaimo. Pettit's talk is based on "Saturday's Hero" a book that he wrote which features Collishaw. Pettit explains how he came to write the book, and some of the research that he did in preparation. He also comments on how Collishaw has been recognized in Nanaimo. He reads several excerpts from "Saturday's Hero" and also one from "Last Train Over Rostov Bridge" by Captain Marion Aten and Arthur Orrmont.