CAHS Online Articles Archive 4

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Vancouver Airport's Turning 80

By Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
posted 18 July 2011

The Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is celebrating 80 years of operations this summer! Come find out more about the festivities July 22-23 and see photos of the terminal and aircraft from the past and present.
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The Crash of KB914

By Hugh Halliday
posted 9 July 2011

Read about the sad fate of Lancaster KB914 and its nine crew members as it made its way to Canada after the Second World War, in Hugh Halliday's fascinating article in the Winter 2010 CAHS Journal.
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Five of the nine lost KB914 airmen. Only two of the photos were labeled with names; F/O Scott (upper left) and F/O Wood (upper middle.).
(HUGH HALLIDAY collection)

CAHF Induction Dinner 2011

By John Chalmers
posted 8 June 2011

On May 26th one of the CAHS's founding members and long-time Journal editor, Bill Wheeler (centre), was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.
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The venue for the grand event attended by 380 people was the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. The museum's Lancaster provided a great backdrop for the podium and introduction of new Members to the Hall of Fame. photography by Rick Radell. Photos courtesy Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.

CBC broadcaster, Jacquie Perrin, a licensed pilot trained in aerobatics, served as M.C. for the evening. photography by Rick Radell. Photos courtesy Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.

Larry Milberry (2004), Fred Hotson (1998), Marji Johns representing Richard Ryan (2011), Wess McIntosh representing Hollinger Ungava Transport (Belt of Orion 2011), Bill Wheeler (2011), Don Hamilton (2011), Rosella Bjornson (1997), Byron Cavadias (1996), Barry Marsden (2009), Dick Richmond (1995)William (Bill) Carr (2001), Walter Chmela (2006), George Neal (1995). Missing is John Crichton, who had to catch a flight before the the photo was taken.

Marji Johns -- Marji Johns, left, of Brentwood Bay BC, accepted membership in the CAHF for her late grandfather, Richard Ryan. She is shown here with Bill Elliot, mayor of Wetaskiwin AB, receiving a commemorative plaque from the Alberta city. Mayor Elliot also presented Marji with a proclamation from city council declaring Richard Ryan to be an honourary citizen of Wetaskiwin, home of the Hall of Fame, located there in the Reynolds-Alberta Museum.

Don Hamilton of Edmonton AB, CEO of Air Spray (1967) Ltd. still flies his Cessna 340, and recently completed an IFR refresher course. In April 2011, he and his daughter Lynn president of the company, were in Panama, Honduras and Colombia to purchase additional Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft for their aerial fire suppression fleet based at the Red Deer Regional Airport.

Bill Wheeler of Markham ON, centre, who served as editor of the CAHS Journal for 45 years, is shown giving his acceptance remarks upon being inducted as a Member of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. Bill's work contributed to the CAHS being honoured by the Hall of Fame with a Belt of Orion Award for Excellence in 2001.

Ottawa native and resident John Crichton, president and CEO of NAV CANADA, is shown giving his acceptance remarks upon being inducted as a Member of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.

John Timmins of Toronto, ON, centre, was one of the first four pilots hired by Hollinger Ungava Transport, a special purpose airline that operated from 1948-54 to support construction of the Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railroad. He is shown receiving a Belt of Orion Award for Excellence from Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame from board chairman John Holding, left, and Gerald Haddon, right. photography by Rick Radell. Photos courtesy Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.

Wess McIntosh -- Wess McIntosh of Oakville, ON, now 97, served with the RCAF during the Second World War and was hired as chief pilot for Hollinger Ungava Transport. He was one of three former pilots present, who flew with the special purpose airline.

National Aboriginal History Month

By Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
posted 5 June 2011

June is National Aboriginal History Month, and the CAHS would like to take a moment to explore (and celebrate) First Nations involvement in Canadian aviation.
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Fred Carmichael accepted the Order of Canada from Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa April 7, 2010. (© Sgt. Serge Gouin, Rideau Hall)

Navy Tiger Moths

By Leo Pettipas
posted 24 May 2011

2010 marked the 100th anniversary of Canadian Naval Aviation, and so our Fall 2010 Journal featured several articles related to this fascinating subject. Leo Pettipas writes about just one aspect in his article on Navy Tiger Moths.
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DH-82C 5014 as the fierce looking VG-TFA of Fleet Requirements Unit 743.Although the image is of less than desireable quality, it does illustrate the aircraft’s unusual wing and fuselage stripes, large sharmouth, and “26” tail number.

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