Air Canada TCA History | From Lodestars to Jets

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"From Lodestars to Jets - Clayton Glenn Memoirs 1943-1964" - 288 pages / 500 photos (mostly colour) / hard cover / A4

Published in December 2024, this is the most extensive photo history of Air Canada TCA Trans Canada Air Lines ever to be published in the annals of aviation.  

Clayton Glenn joined TCA in 1943, and during his many decades with TCA and Air Canada, was intimately involved with the aircraft evaluation and selection process for the all the great types including the Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3, Canadair NorthStar, Vickers Viscount, Lockheed Super Constellation, Vickers Vanguard, Douglas DC-8 and DC-9 all of which are detailed in this volume, with lavish photo and image support many of which have never been published.

The 288 all colour pages that are presented in this lavishly presented hard cover volume offer a look back to the engineering, industry and commercial fascinating implications that were at play as all of TCA's great historical airliners were selected and introduced to service, as presented in Clayton Glenn's voice. There are many juicy and revealing stories that will surprise and shock even the most well learned airline historians who thought they have heard it all. 

This volume will provide many hours of fascinating reading and insight and revelations and if this volume proves successful, there might be a volume two, to present the follow on years of Air Canada aircraft fleet matters into the 1960s and 1970s.

Only 400 copies of this book have been printed and it will likely sell out fast.

Reader Testimonials:

The book is one of the best airline books I have ever seen! Well produced, quality all around. 5 STARS! Keep up the good work. 

Paul Artac

I just completed reading your latest aviation epic, Clayton H. Glenn's TCA Memoirs: 'From Lodestars to Jets'. Best TCA/Air Canada book I ever read! I learned more in this one volume than I ever did in a whole shelf-full of other Canadian aviation books over the years. So glad that you were able to publish this, Henry. Thank you for your dedication and effort. We Canadian aviation history enthusiasts appreciate it. You have my vote for a possible Volume 2 of Clayton Glenn's memoirs. Count me in.

Richard Albert

Hi Henry, I can’t thank you enough for sharing Mr. Glenn’s memoirs with the avgeek community. His reflections on various designs over the years are so interesting to read. Add to this the reams of TCA/AC in-house publication extracts and those many amazing photos and this is a must have book for anyone with an interest in Canada’s civil aviation history. I sincerely hope there is enough interest for the follow-up history to be published. My fingers are x’d.

Frank van der Voet

This book is quality and full of interesting facts and photos on TCA / Air Canada I really enjoy reading it. I am now retired from Air Canada working from 1985-2014 and have enjoyed every working moment in YVR reservations and YVR airport and eventually at LHR. Your Books, Videos on airlines and aviation is preserving and giving history to future aviation enthusiasts especially about the pioneering days of Canadian Aviation. 

Kevin Gorn-Old

I stayed up far too late last night looking through the Air Canada book. This is a COMPULSORY addition to any avgeek’s library. The stories and photos are unbelievable! Thanks for masterminding this publication.

Frank Van Der Voet

The content is truly amazing. Thank you for all you do to preserve and make available this special part of aviation history. What you do is very important and much appreciated.

Michael Brown

The density of images and information, this is unrivalled in the history of airline, erm .. histories. Wowsers! I have no idea how you and your designer have pulled this off. Lucky Clayton Glenn (RIP) and lucky Air Canada!

Charles Kennedy