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Roy Parrett and Velie Monocoupe
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Barnstorming at Virden, Manitoba, July 1937

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Maurice Fry and Roy Parrett

Sons Glen and Ken, and father Roy have pilot's licences. We have had a number of Aeoroncas, Piper Colts, a Clipper and several Tripacers, and A Cessna 170B, The 170B and the Tripacers towed the gliders of the Vancouver Soaring Club, at Hope and at Princeton, British Columbia for several years. The Colts and Tripacers made several trips over the Rockies to Saskatchewan, landing on a friend's farm.

Several other family member took to the air too

Our Cessna 170B over the Victoria waterfront
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Son Glenn at the controls, Roy at the window

TAKING OFF FOR A JAUNT TO THE BAHAMAS
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Roy and Maude Parrett and their Piper Clipper

We made several flights from Victoria, British Columbia- to the Bahamas- first Maude and I, then son Ken, who had a commercial ticket and I ( he was anxious to log the time so he did all the flying!) And he won several prizes in the famous Bahamas Flying Treasure Hunt. A few years later I took the airline to Miami and rented a Cessna Skymaster for the Bahamas trip.

Cousins John and Shirley and Roy Parrett, England
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Towplane used by John and Shirley Purchase

Cousins John and Shirley Purchase are active power plane and glider pilots in Dorset, and usde this Cessna to travel back and forth to Hurn to fly their glider.