Heritage Minutes: Elsie MacGill

Enjoy these Heritage Minutes brought to you by Historica Canada! While free to view and share, these productions remain under copyright. Re-uploads or modified versions are strictly prohibited without written prior permission. For all re-shares, please tag us (@HistoricaCanada). Elsie MacGill was the world’s first female aeronautical engineer and Canada’s first practicing woman engineer. She oversaw Canada’s production of Hawker Hurricane aircrafts at the Canadian Car & Foundry factory during the Second World War. Hawker Hurricanes were one of the main fighters flown by Canadian and Allied airmen in the Battle of Britain. This Heritage Minute follows Elsie MacGill in her role as chief engineer overseeing the production of these instrumental aircrafts.  

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Credits:
Elsie MacGill – Kayla Deorksen
Reporter – Michael Daniel Murphy
End Narrator – Dr. Donna Strickland    
Director – Scooter Corkle
Director of Photography – Cole Graham
Produced by Point Blank Creative

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