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May 17 – The Vickers Vedette
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, th...
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May 17 – The Vickers Vedette is an episode from Today in Canadian History by Marc Affeld and Joe Burima. 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 V...
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Published May 17, 2026, 00:08:06 long, audio available.
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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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Published May 17, 2026 and 00:08:06 long