George William Grant McConachie (April 24, 1909 - June 29, 1965) was a Canadian bush pilot and businessman who became CEO of Canadian Pacific Airlines (CPA). Grant McConachie was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in Calder, Alberta. He developed an interest in aviation as a teen and obtained a pilot's license at age twenty. Within a few years he was running his own small fleet of bush aircrafts including ski and float planes. Wikipedia
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Grant McConachie was a natural flyer and by the 1940's his company Yukon Southern Air had regular mail flights into Dawson City. By 1941, his company had been bought out, and Grant was working with Canadian Pacific Airlines to establish a series of air f www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=0...
