EPISODE · May 17, 2026 · 8 MIN
May 17 – The Vickers Vedette
from Today in Canadian History · host Marc Affeld
On this day back in 1929, Colin Jack Caldwell became the first Canadian to save his life by parachute when he jumped out of a Vickers Vedette over Montreal on May 17th 1929. To learn more we spoke with Shirley Render, the executive director of the The Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg.
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