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Publishing date: Jan 18, 2021  â¢Â January 18, 2021  â¢Â 3 minute read  â¢Â In this Nov. 20, 2005, photo, George McMahon poses in front of a portrait of the late Dr. Frank Leddy in the lobby of the library that bears the former University of Windsor president s name. McMahon was at the launch of a book stemming from his discovery of a collection of letters he found after taking over Leddy s office. Photo by Tyler Brownbridge /Windsor Star
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Maj. W. McCarthy dies; instrumental in Air Cadet gliding program at I.F. airport SHARE ON: Maj. W. McCarthy (Photo submitted)
The man who was most instrumental in bringing the air cadet gliding program to the Iroquois Falls Airport has died. Major Bill McCarthy was 95.
Major Andrea Villeneuve is commanding officer of the 792 Major W. McCarthy Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Iroquois Falls. She has known Maj. McCarthy for over 30 years and says he would do anything for the squadron.
“He was directly involved in everything that we did,” Villeneuve comments. “He would show up on our parade nights. He would get involved and talk to the cadets, to the staff. Anything we needed him for, he was there for us, any time, anywhere.”
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The glider spun around and around its axis while Flight Sergeant Dow stared helplessly from the tiny aircraft’s window, the ground coming into sharper focus with each spin.
Sgt. Dow remembers acutely his ‘scariest moment’ in a glider, but shrugs it off. “Our flight instructor was just demonstrating what it looks like, so that we can identify the problem and recover from it.”
The 16-year-old air cadet has been soaring in the tiny planes since the age of 12 and says he knew from day one he belonged among the birds.
“My first word was ‘airplane, ” he said with a laugh. “Right from the beginning I knew I wanted to be a pilot… and I knew nothing was going to stop me.”