Victor Hubert Tait
Sir Victor Hubert Tait | |
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British Ice Hockey Association (1958–71) |
Early life
Tait was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Samuel Tait, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Manitoba.[1]
Military career
With the outbreak of the
By 1930 Tait was back in the Middle East where he continued his work in RAF signals. In 1932 Tait was made the Senior Air Advisor on the British Military Mission in Egypt. At the same time or not long afterwards he was seconded to the
Returning to the RAF during the
After the war Tait joined the British Overseas Airways Corporation, working as its operations director from 1945 to 1956.
Sportsman
Tait represented Great Britain at ice hockey and competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, the British team finishing fourth in the Olympic ice hockey tournament of 1928.[5]
Tait was president of the
References
- ^ TAIT, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Victor Hubert, in Who Was Who (A. & C. Black, 1920–2008; online edition by Oxford University Press, December 2007)
- ISBN 9781550022520.
- ISBN 9781560986263.
- ^ "Noonans Mayfair: Auctioneers and Valuers".
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victor Hubert Tait Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
External links
- Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Vice-Marshal Sir Victor Tait
- profile at olympics.org.uk
- "The Papers of Air Vice Marshal Sir Victor Hubert Tait".
- "Air Force Association of Canada". Archived from the original on 16 December 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2005.
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com