Louis Bisson Explained

Louis Bisson, was a Canadian aviator. He was born in 1909 in Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec). He died on 19 September 1997.

He flew for the Royal Air Force Ferry Command during World War II.

Louis Bisson received the King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air on 11 June 1942.^[1] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1944.^[2] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada on 23 June 1980. He was inducted in the Québec Air and Space Hall of Fame on 21 October 2002.^[3]

The Louis Bisson Bridge over the Rivière des Prairies is named after him.

References

1. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35586/pages/2506 London Gazette, 5 June 1942, p.32
2. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36312/supplements/61 London Gazette, 31 December 1943, p.1
3. Web site: Fondation Aérovision Québec inc. . 6 April 2009 . 3 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110903093536/http://www.aerovision.org/doku.php?id=en:louis_bisson . dead .

External links

• God's co-pilot: Captain Louis Bisson logged 10,000 air miles in 138 Atlantic crossings with Ferry Command and years later became a bishop.