Arnie Schreder – one of the stars of Ice Pilots NWT– has died after a battle with cancer.
Schreder was a chief pilot at Yellowknife-based Buffalo Airways, and was a star of the show for three seasons. The reality program — which airs on History Television — follows bush pilots with Buffalo Airways, while flies Second World War-vintage airplanes year-round in Canada's North.
Schreder retired from Buffalo Airways in November 2010, during the show's second season, after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He returned in the third season to fly one last job. He piloted a DC4 for a two-hour documentary that recreated the Second World War's dambusters raid. Schreder was able to hit a specially built dam just as Royal Air Force pilots did almost 70 years ago.
“Before we started shooting the series, Arnie was the first to warmly welcome us”, says series producer David Gullason. “He showed us around and invited me on a check-out ride for a new pilot on the C46. He was always warm, friendly and generous with everyone.”
Schreder trained hundreds of pilots over the years at Buffalo Airways.
He died of pneumonia after battling small-cell lung cancer. He was 69. You can leave a message on Ice Pilots NWT's Facebook page.
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