Biographical Info

Born in Derbyshire, England, Jim Spilsbury moved to B.C. as a child in 1907. Finding wireless technology fascinating as a young boy, he put together primitive crystal radio sets using mail-order catalogue parts that led to a career in marine radio telecommunications. Having traveled up and down the coast installing and maintaining radios in logging and fishing camps, Spilsbury co-founded Queen Charlotte Airlines in the 1940s to better service customers.