Born in 1902, Terry Finney grew up in Glasgow, Scotland. In his early adult life, he apprenticed in the shipyards of Glasgow. Then, in 1924, he received a commission in the Royal Air Force, entering as a pilot officer and working up to the rank of flight lieutenant. He learned to fly in the open cockpit of an Avro 504, a biplane of First World War vintage. Later, as a qualified flight instructor, he also instructed on the Avro. During his six years of service with the R.A.F. he met, and worked with, several individuals who became acknowledged in the history of their time. After leaving the Royal Air Force, Terry emigrated to Canada where he continued his career as a flight instructor. He contributed his final years of service to aviation to the role of ground school instructor with the Aero Club of B.C. in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. Terry died in 1978 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada....