BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE

Canadian Aviator Publishing Ltd

To my wife, Joyce. For her unfailing optimism and a lifetime of constant support.

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Copyright © 2018 by J. E. (Jim) Griffith Paperback edition

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National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data

Griffith, Jim Best Seat in the House—Flying for Canada's National Air Line i SBN 978-1-7753533-0-0 (paper)

1. Griffith, Jim 2. Airlines—Canada —Biography. 3. Trans Canada Air Lines— Air Canada. i Title.

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Editing, Layout and Design by Jack Schofield COAST DOG PRESS

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Graphic for interior title page painted under contract to Trans Canada Airlines by Grant Tigner. Approval for use granted by the estate of Grant Tigner .

Digital painting of TCA poster by Graham Ward Jetliner photo and Lockheed 14 photo courtesy S.R. (Rick) Found

All TCA and Air Canada photos courtesy Air Canada archives.