Punch Dickins
Clennell Haggerston "Punch" Dickins OC OBE DFC (12 January 1899 – 2 August 1995) was a pioneering Canadian aviator and bush pilot. Northern Indigenous Canadians called him "Snow Eagle", northern Europeans called him "White Eagle", while the press dubbed him the "Flying Knight of the Northland".
Punch Dickins | |
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Dickins c. 1927 | |
| Born | Clennell Haggerston Dickins 12 January 1899 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | 3 August 1995 (aged 96) |
| Occupation(s) | Aviator, salesperson, spokesperson |
| Spouse | Connie Dickins |
| Children | 3 DREp |
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