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Owen Bartley Philp, CM, DFC, CD (25 December 1923 – 15 April 1995) was a Canadian

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who was instrumental in the formation of the Golden Centennaires aerobatic team, commanded the Golden Centennaires, and was founder of the Snowbirds aerobatic team. Philp was made a Member of the

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in October 1992 and was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 2015.

References

* Milberry, Larry, ed. ''Sixty Years: The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924–1984''. Toronto: Canav Books, 1984. . * Dempsey, Daniel V. ''A Tradition of Excellence: Canada's Airshow Team Heritage''. Victoria, BC: High Flight Enterprises, 2002. . * Air Force Magazine Vol 39/No.2, 2015 1995 deaths Royal Canadian Air Force officers Canadian recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) 1923 births Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame inductees {{Aviation-bio-stub