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James Erroll Dunsford Boyd (November 22, 1891 - November 27, 1960) was a pioneering Canadian aviator. He was known as the "Lindbergh of Canada" before becoming an American citizen in 1941. ==Biography== James Erroll Dunsford Boyd, known to his family and friends as "Erroll," was born on November 22, 1891 in Toronto, Canada. During World War I he was a flyer with the Royal Naval Air Service.〔 In 1930, Boyd became the first Canadian to fly an airplane from Canada to England.〔("The Sad Side of 1960: Death Claims Many Prominent Canadians," ) ''Ottawa Journal,'' Dec. 29, 1960, pg. 16.〕 He became an American citizen on March 28, 1941 in Hartford, Connecticut.〔James Erroll Boyd naturalization of March 28, 1941 at Hartford, Connecticut〕 Boyd died on November 27, 1960 in Sharon, Connecticut.〔 He was buried in Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery in Pompano Beach, Florida.〔Connecticut Death Index〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. Erroll Boyd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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