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Fred Smye

AVROLAND's Logo   Frederick Thomas Smye

Frederick Thomas Smye - Born 6 August 1916 in Hamilton, ON; wife was Dorothy Jean Carswell who was connected with C.D. Howe -- Fred was A.V. Roe's first employee, president of Avro Aircraft Ltd. and appointed as executive vice-president, responsible for aeronautical enterprises in January 1958 - Fred continues as president of Avro Aircraft Ltd. and is chairman of the board of Orenda, chairman of the board and president of Canadian Applied Research Ltd., and chairman of the board and president of Canadian Steel Improvement Ltd. Died of cancer in Portugal in December 1985.

Fred's son Randy has posted some of his fathers information online - check it out