LETHBRIDGE, Alta. –
With Remembrance Day ceremonies set to take place in less than two weeks, a Lethbridge pilot is gearing up to hit the skies to help honour Canadian soldiers.
Geoffrey Brayn will take off in his 1952 Harvard MK IV aircraft on Nov. 11 performing a fly past at ceremonies in Lethbridge, Coaldale, Stirling and Raymond.
“The number of phone calls I got after we flew the Remembrance Day (was amazing),” said Brayn. “And people approaching us about just how much it meant because they had someone — some family member — either flying the airplane or worked on the airplane.”
“So, I realized it was significant for people to see a bit of history and a bit of connection to family members.”
It’s not the first time Brayn has taken off for these events. He’s been part of the Lethbridge cenotaph ceremony for the past four years.
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