Douglas Ogle:  

Life I was born in 1948 in Toronto. I attended Hodgson Public School, Northern Secondary and York University. My work career has been varied. I have worked in construction as a sheet metal worker, helped mechanics in the Toronto Police Garage, worked as a library clerk and a truck driver. After my wife's death in 1982, I went back to school and pursued full time study at York University. I received my Hons. BA in 1988 but was unsuccessful in my attempt to enter a B.Ed. course, putting an end to my hopes of becoming a teacher. I worked as a truck driver for 18 years until my retirement in May, 2015. I live alone in my own house. My great interest and passion is aviation. I came to this interest through my late father who was an officer in the RCAF during WWII. I have been a longtime member of the CAHS (Canadian Aviation Historical Society). I am a licenced glider pilot and owned a vintage two seat glider, a trainer used by the United States Army Air Force in WWII! I am also a Russophile. I travelled by myself to Russia in 1972 visiting Leningrad, Moscow , Novgorod and Zagorsk. I took Russian language at York University and try to keep some fluency in the language. I must add a recent development. After more than f...Expand for more