Eric Blackwood

Eric Blackwood (1921 – ) aviator, born Brookfield, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. A noted navigator during World War II, Blackwood is the founder of Eastern Provincial Airways. In the early days of EPA, Blackwood acted as pilot, operations manager and director.

Blackwood, educated at Wesleyville and then onto Prince of Wales College at St. John's, joined the Royal Canadian Airforce in 1942 were he served as navigator. In 1945 he formed Newfoundland Aero Sales and Services Inc. with James McLoughlin and Ren Goobie. Newfoundland Aero Sales and Servivce was eventually sold to Maritime Central Airways in 1949. Then on March 10, 1949 Blackwood founded Eastern Provincial Airways with a single plane, a Twin 50 Cessna. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume One, (p 204 - 205) ISBN 0-9693422-2-5]

Timeline for EPA
* 1949: Eastern Provincial Airways (charters), St John's Newfoundland Eastern Provincial Airways at [http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html AeroFiles.com] ]
* 1961: Scheduled flights to Greenland begun. Eastern Provincial Airways at [http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html AeroFiles.com] ]
* 1963: Acquired Maritime Central Airways. Eastern Provincial Airways at [http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html AeroFiles.com] ]
* 1982: Subsidiary Air Maritime. Eastern Provincial Airways at [http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html AeroFiles.com] ]
* 1983: Headquarter operations moved from Gander to Halifax. Eastern Provincial Airways at [http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html AeroFiles.com] ]
* 1984: Merged with Canadian Pacific Air Lines. Eastern Provincial Airways at [http://www.aerofiles.com/airlines-am.html AeroFiles.com] ]

ee also

* List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
* List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador

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