Mayfield

Description

Wilfrid R. “Wop” May (1896-1952) was a WWI fighter pilot and pioneer of Edmonton’s civilian aviation scene. May earned his pilot’s wings during WWI and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1918 for his “keenness and disregard of personal danger.” In 1919 May founded the first air service in Edmonton, and in 1928 established the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club. In 1929, he was awarded the McKee Trophy for his outstanding contribution to Canadian aviation as a result of his mid-winter mercy flight delivering diphtheria antiserum to Fort Vermilion. He was named to the Order of the British Empire in 1935 and inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. The Mayfield name was chosen by the developers through a naming contest held in 1954.

Feature Type

Neighbourhood

Designation Year

1954