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For those who have not heard, Canada has lost another one.

SCHULTZ, Rayne "Joe" Dennis
Group Captain (Ret'd)
DFC, OMM, CD
After a fighter pilot's struggle slipped the surly bonds of earth appropriately on Remembrance Day 2011 in his 89th year. His love of flying carried over a distinguished 37-year career with the RCAF and beyond. A well-documented WWII Mosquito night fighter pilot with 410 Squadron he went on to fly over 40 different aircraft including the CF-18 twice in his later years. Known as "Mr. Flight Safety" his efforts were recognized internationally by the International Flight Safety Foundation in 1977 and he was elected as honorary member of the USAF Aerospace Safety Hall of Fame. In Canada he was awarded the Trans Canada McKee trophy in 1978 and was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1997 with the following citation: "Over many years in cooperation with the military and the civilian agencies associated with aviation his vision, dedication and pursuit of excellence resulted in significant advancement in air operations generally and flight safety accident prevention programs in particular". He will not be forgotten.