Flight of the Tiger Moth

The idea for this book had been lurking, as it were, for several years, waiting for the right moment. With the prairie provinces celebrating their hundred years as part of the country, it seemed a good time to focus on one of the highlights of their history. The training of aircrew shouldn't be overlooked as one of the province's great contributions to the free world. I started researching the BCATP three years ago. At the same time I was playing with characters in my head. I knew I wanted to deal with the impact of the aerodrome on the village and its inhabitants. I wanted to deal with the training and the planes and felt that if I had a protagonist of 15 or 16 I could do that better. So Jack Waters came to be. In 2005 with a grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts I travelled to Saskatchewan and spent a week camped near Mortlach. I visited the Moose Jaw Archives and they were really helpful. Clair took photos of the graves and the airport (It is now a bible college). I visited the Western Transportation Museum, the current airfield in Moose Jaw, and talked to old-timers and plane buffs. I took copious notes. Since then I have reread all my notes, research materials and other books about the BCATP and written several drafts of the novel. As I prepare to send this off to Coteau Books I pause to say thank you to all the people who helped with research, materials, family stories, and data. A reading list and more details about the BCATP are available on request.Woodbury, Mary is the author of 'Flight of the Tiger Moth', published 2007 under ISBN 9781550503647 and ISBN 1550503642.