Punch Dickins | |
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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 |
Clennell Haggerston "Punch" Dickins OC OBE DFC (12 January 1899 – 2 August 1995) was a pioneering Canadian aviator and bush pilot.[1] Northern Indigenous Canadians called him "Snow Eagle", northern Europeans called him "White Eagle", while the press dubbed him the "Flying Knight of the Northland".