Elsie MacGill | |
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 MacGill during her CC&F years | |
| Born | March 27, 1905 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | November 4, 1980 (aged 75) |
| Other names | Queen of the Hurricanes |
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| Spouse |
E. J. (Bill) Soulsby
(m. 1943) |
| Children | 2 stepchildren |
| Mother | Helen Gregory MacGill |
| Relatives | Helen MacGill Hughes (sister) |
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill OC (March 27, 1905 – November 4, 1980), known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was a Canadian engineer. She was chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario[1] during the Second World War. There she oversaw precision manufacturing of 1,451 Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force, then 835 Curtiss Helldivers for the U.S. Navy, which contributed greatly to the war effort and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of aircraft manufacturing. After her work at CC&F, she ran a successful aeronautical engineering consulting business. Between 1967 and 1970, she was a Commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, which published a report in 1970.[2]
- ^ Mackie, John (October 1, 2020). "Queen of the Hurricanes Elsie MacGill has her heritage moment". The Sudbury Star. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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