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Photo: 5Y-BGH (574) Air Kenya - Ol-Kiombe Airstrip - Masai Mara, Kenya - Dave Parker © 12 April 2012 - Erik Johannesson Collection

Photo: VNT-773 (887) Vietnam Navy / Hải Quân Việt Nam - French Valley Airport, California - Kenneth I. Swartz © 28 February 2014

Photo: C-GNQY (450) Air Labrador - Pinemartin © Unknown date - Erik Johannesson Collection

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A "work in progress" - using as a starting point, the extensive research and photo collections of Michael J. Ody. Thanks Mike!

Note: April 2014 - just over two years into this venture, we have had over 67,000 unique visits!

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Thanks to our first supporters - Ken T (ON), Arnold V (SK) - for helping out the cause.

Compilation, additional research and photographs: Ian S. Macintosh, Erik Johannesson and Neil C. Aird.

Suplemental archival research Erich Kunz, Ian M. Macdonald, Terry Judge and Sheldon D. Benner.

We acknowledge donation of the fine work supplied by many photographers, worldwide. See the credits section.

Master Index - adding at a rate of one-a-day - if we can! 620 of 844 Legacy 51 Viking Air so far.

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Biography of Michael J. Ody - by George Trussell

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