Ken Lett, 100, got his start in aviation as a teenager flying combat missions for the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. On Thursday, he was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, based out of the Hangar Flight Museum in Calgary.
Second World War veteran Ken Lett was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame on Thursday. Ken said he's no longer healthy enough to fly planes, but said he still looks forward to his evening meals.
"It's freedom," he said. "If you're at 35,000 feet looking down at the world, it's a totally, totally different experience than standing on the ground and looking up." The induction ceremony also marked the 50th anniversary of the Hall of Fame, which moved to Calgary last year from the Reynolds Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alta.
A display panel with Lett's biography will soon be mounted next to panels celebrating the 251 other inductees.Lett now resides in Victoria, B.C., but said he lived in Calgary for about 40 years after his military service ended. It's where he founded Executive Flight Centre Fuel Services Ltd, according to the Hall of Fame.
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