Wop May

Military Person

1896 – 1952

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Who was Wop May?

Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May OBE DFC, was a Canadian flying ace in the First World War and a leading post-war aviator. He was the final allied pilot to be pursued by Manfred von Richthofen before the German ace was shot down on the Western Front in 1918. After the war, May returned to Canada pioneering the role of a bush pilot while working for Canadian Airways in Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

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Born
Mar 20, 1896
Carberry
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Westman Region
  • Edmonton
Died
Jun 21, 1952
American Fork

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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