Notable Pilots Associated With EFC
- Carl Agar, learned to fly at the Edmonton Aero Club and was awarded the Air Force Cross for outstanding contributions as a flight instructor during World War II
- Maurice "Moss" Burbidge, pioneering Canadian aviator, taught Agar to fly
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