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Mary Dohey CV | |
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| Born | September 22, 1933 |
| Died | June 12, 2017 (aged 83) |
| Known for | Negotiating the safe release of passengers and crew during the hijacking of a commercial DC-8 aircraft in 1971. |
Mary Dohey, CV (22 September 1933 – 12 June 2017) was a Canadian airline flight attendant who was the first living person to receive the award of the Cross of Valour,[1] Canada's highest award for bravery, for her conduct during the hijacking of an Air Canada DC-8 aircraft in 1971.
Dohey was the third recipient of the Cross of Valour and the first to receive the prize herself, as two previous awards were both posthumous. In December 1975 she was awarded the Cross of Valour for bravery; John Joseph Arpin, the purser, received the Star of Courage and the aircraft Captain Vernon Ehman the Medal of Bravery.[1]
- ^ a b "Stewardess awarded Cross". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 6 December 1975. p. 13. Retrieved 18 July 2013 – via Google News Archive.