Air Force Museum of Alberta

Lawrence Milberry

“As one of Canada’s foremost aviation historians and one of the most successful and influential publishers of Canadian aviation history, he has made a significant and prodigious contribution to the recording of Canada’s aviation history, meticulously documenting with photographs the role that aviation has played in the development of Canada.”

Lawrence Milberry

“As one of Canada’s foremost aviation historians and one of the most successful and influential publishers of Canadian aviation history, he has made a significant and prodigious contribution to the recording of Canada’s aviation history, meticulously documenting with photographs the role that aviation has played in the development of Canada.”

Lawrence Milberry

Larry Milberry BA, M.Ed., of Toronto, ON. Born in 1943, Milberry is one of Canada’s foremost aviation historians and one of the most successful and influential publishers of Canadian aviation history. He has made a significant and prodigious contribution to the recording of Canada’s aviation history, meticulously documenting, with photographs, the role that aviation has played in the development of our country.

He wrote his first book, Aviation in Canada, in 1979, then established his own publishing company, CANAV Books, and has written and published many of his own books, such as The Canadair North Star, Air Transport in Canada, and Canada’s Air Force (a four-volume set). Milberry has published works by other notable Canadian aviation historians, as well as several he has co-authored with other distinguished researchers. He was recognized by the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute by appointment as Honourary Fellow.

Born: 30 Oct 1943, Haileybury, ON

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