Women Were Always Part of Sarnia’s Aviation Story

Women were always part of Sarnia’s aviation story

Archival records reveal generations of Sarnia women working in military aviation, air-travel control, radar plotting and pilot training, often while facing unequal pay and closed cockpit doors.

Historic Flight Puts Windsor Women In Aviation Spotlight

(L to R) Lisa Corker and Katie Mack at Oshkosh 2026 Windsor’s Canadian Aviation Museum sent two of its De Havilland Chipmunks to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to help celebrate the airplane’s history. The Chipmunk prototype made its maiden flight in 1946, 80 years ago this year. In planning for the trip, the museum tapped two skilled aviators to represent us at “Airventure 2026” the largest aviation gathering in the world. Warplanes of this vintage are ov…