Rosies of the North
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Rosies of the North is a 46-minute Canadian documentary film made in 1999 by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Kelly Saxberg. The film recounts the story of the women at the Canadian C
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Engineer Elsie MacGill
Elsie MacGill
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Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill, known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was a Canadian engineer. She was chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario during the S
Rosies of the North
…Fort William, Ontario, who built fighter and bomber aircraft needed for the war effort in the Second World War. It also is the story of female engineer Elsie MacGill, who became known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes". The title of the film is an allusion to the wartime iconic image of Rosie the Riveter. In 1939…
The Maple Leaf Trainer II, designed by Elsie MacGill
CC&F Hawker Hurricane X on a test flight over Fort William, Ontario
Elsie MacGill portrayed as "The Queen of the Hurricanes."