| description: | C. Gordon Ballantine, Pilot, Born December 3, 1905 In Vancouver, Bc. He Learned To Fly With Rcaf, Then He Obtained His Commercial Pilots Licence And Was Hired By Cal And Assigned To Fisheries Patrol Based At Swanson Bay In Charge Of Northern Dictrict In 1938. In September 1940 He Was Appointed Chief Pilot, Vancouver; With The Amalgamation Of Air Transport Companies In 1942 He Stayed On With Cpal And Became A Captain On The Vancouver To Whitehorse Run. He Left Cpa In 1945 To Go To Gibson'S Landing, Bc To Operate A Photographic And Ferry Boat Business. In 1956 He Returned To Aviation With Pwa And In 1959 He Was Personnel Manager In Vancouver. He Left In 1962 And Became A Self Employed Agent With Crown Life Insurance Company |