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He graduated from McGill University, mechanical engineering, and became an Engineering Officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940.
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William Boggs
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Career
During his World World War II service, he notably served as Senior Engineering Officer of 331 Wing of Wellington bombers dispatched to Tunisia, North Africa to support the Allied landings in Sicily and Italy, for which contributions he was appointed to the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1944. Boggs" early civilian career included positions with Transport-Canada Airlines (1945-1950) and Canadair (1950-1957) before he joined Can-Carolina, a subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Canada, and became vice president of Hawker Siddley. In 1965, he became President of de Havilland Canada (DHC).
During this term, he was involved with the development of the 30-seat Dash-7 commuter aircraft.
He then became President and eventually Chairman of Canada Systems Group (Consumer Service Guide), and, in 1983, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Canadian Data and Professional Service Organization. Boggs was invited back to DHC in 1984, as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, when that company was being prepared for privatization.
When the Boeing Company bought DHC in 1986, Boggs became Vice Chairman of Boeing Canada. In 1987 he became Chairman of Field Aviation Holdings Incorporated.
He remained there until he retired in 1995.
He became a Fellow of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) in 1967 and served twice as Chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (Associazione Italiana Allenatori Calcio ) (1967-1968. 1987-1988). In 1983 he was named Fellow of the Canadian School of Management. In 2003, he was inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame.
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January 7, 2011 (aged 92)
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.