James Erroll Dunsford Boyd (November 22, 1891 – November 27, 1960) was a pioneering Canadian aviator. He was known as the "Lindbergh of Canada" before becoming an American citizen in 1941.
Biography James Erroll Dunsford Boyd, known to his family and friends as "Erroll", was born on November 22, 1891, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During World War I he was a flyer with the Royal Naval Air Service.
On October 9–10, 1930, Boyd became the first Canadian to fly an airplane from Canada to England (Harbour Grace to Tresco, Isles of Scilly)."The Sad Side of 1960: Death Claims Many Prominent Canadians," Ottawa Journal, December 29, 1960, pg. 16.
He became an American citizen on March 28, 1941, in Hartford, Connecticut.James Erroll Boyd naturalization of March 28, 1941, at Hartford, Connecticut
Boyd died on November 27, 1960, in Sharon, Connecticut. He was buried in Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery in Pompano Beach, Florida.Connecticut Death Index
Awards and honours In 2017, Boyd was posthumously inducted into the Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.
Footnotes
Further reading Ross Smyth, The Lindberg of Canada: The Erroll Boyd Story. Burnstown, ON: General Store Publishing House, 1997.
External links
For Love and Liberty, a patriotic song and chorus at the Library of Congress