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Calgary International Airport (YYC) has come a long way since its inception in 1914. Situated in Bowness, 10 kilometres from the city, the original airfield was comprised of a grass airstrip and a ramshackle hut, which served as both hangar and terminal building.
The Calgary Municipal Airport at Refrew was established in 1928. Several of the hangars still exist and are in use today, even though the area has been converted to a residential neighbourhood. In 1938, the facility moved to its present location in Calgary's northeast and was christened McCall Field, in honour of Captain Fred McCall, a World War I flying ace and one of Calgary's pioneer aviators.
In 1940, the airport was taken over by the Federal Department of Transport to serve the war effort and was not returned to its original owner, the City of Calgary, until 1949. During this time, the federal government expanded the airport to include four runways and five wartime hangers.
** Taken from http://www.yyc.com/en-us/calgaryairportauthority/h...
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October 28, 2015
I was looking at the old history of the site today and it really hit me how much people want to see the McCall name honored properly again. This momentum feels totally surreal because honestly I just started this on a whim while drinking bad coffee and now here we are actually getting somewhere.
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I strongly believe that this will take the airport back to its roots and it deserves the utmost respect! Please let this happen
Don't rename it after Harper. Rename the Calgary airport with its original name- McCall field
How about Calgary McCall Field International? I am Calgarian too. I walked the floors of the old Calgary Municipal Airport in your image posted. Even rode in the old airports crash tender and played horse shoes with the firemen out in front of the hall. Its all history. Good luck with this petition.
So sick of the YYC crowd anything is better
he deserves recognition he was committed to improve Canada
Now this is a good idea. I
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Calgary International Airport (YYC) has come a long way since its inception in 1914. Situated in Bowness, 10 kilometres from the city, the original airfield was comprised of a grass airstrip and a ramshackle hut, which served as both hangar and terminal building.
The Calgary Municipal Airport at Refrew was established in 1928. Several of the hangars still exist and are in use today, even though the area has been converted to a residential neighbourhood. In 1938, the facility moved to its present location in Calgary's northeast and was christened McCall Field, in honour of Captain Fred McCall, a World War I flying ace and one of Calgary's pioneer aviators.
In 1940, the airport was taken over by the Federal Department of Transport to serve the war effort and was not returned to its original owner, the City of Calgary, until 1949. During this time, the federal government expanded the airport to include four runways and five wartime hangers.
** Taken from http://www.yyc.com/en-us/calgaryairportauthority/h...
Updates
October 28, 2015
I was looking at the old history of the site today and it really hit me how much people want to see the McCall name honored properly again. This momentum feels totally surreal because honestly I just started this on a whim while drinking bad coffee and now here we are actually getting somewhere.
15 Comments
I support renaming our airport "McCall Field International". Captain Fred McCall is the 5th highest scoring Canadian fighter ace of the First World War. He lived in Calgary and was also involved in commercial aviation in Alberta. It is appropriate to restore his name to his airport. I do not support the practice of naming any airport in Canada after a politician!
I strongly believe that this will take the airport back to its roots and it deserves the utmost respect! Please let this happen
Don't rename it after Harper. Rename the Calgary airport with its original name- McCall field
How about Calgary McCall Field International? I am Calgarian too. I walked the floors of the old Calgary Municipal Airport in your image posted. Even rode in the old airports crash tender and played horse shoes with the firemen out in front of the hall. Its all history. Good luck with this petition.
So sick of the YYC crowd anything is better
he deserves recognition he was committed to improve Canada
Now this is a good idea. I
I'm from CBC radio and hoping to get a clip from the founder of this petition for our morning show, the Eyeopener. Could you please call me at 403-521-6100? Thanks.
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I support renaming our airport "McCall Field International". Captain Fred McCall is the 5th highest scoring Canadian fighter ace of the First World War. He lived in Calgary and was also involved in commercial aviation in Alberta. It is appropriate to restore his name to his airport. I do not support the practice of naming any airport in Canada after a politician!