CAHS Journal 59–1 (Spring 2021)
ISSN 1207 – 1978
A Day at the Fair: A Modern Analysis of a Very Old Accident – Curtiss JN-4(Can) G-CADI, 22 September 1920
Bernie Runstedler examines, from a modern pilot’s perspective, a century-old air crash at the Shawville Fair that left the pilot, Jack Drummond, severely injured, and the passenger dead.
The Avro Arrow: Update USA
Recently discovered archival documents show the United States’ involvement in cancelling the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow interceptor is more fact than fiction. By Palmiro Campagna.
Historical Snapshot: The Jet Age Ghosts of No 428 Squadron – Ottawa’s Almost Arrow Squadron
Guest Editor Kyle Huth compiles an interesting photo essay of a CF-100 squadron.
The RCAF Eastern Air Command Meteorological Flight from a 1945 Perspective
Reuben Aaron Hornstein’s (quite likely previously unpublished) article describing the development and operations of the RCAF Eastern Air Command Meteorological Flight. Discovered and transcribed by Hugh Halliday.
Chinese-Canadian Aviators of the Inter-War Period: Part 1
The first in a three-part series by Mathias Joost describing pioneering Chinese-Canadian aviators who learned to fly in Canada between the First and Second World Wars. Part 1 covers two early Chinese-Canadian aviators, Henry Chew and Annie Lee, and provides a background on the events which would have impacted or influenced them.
The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon in Canada
John Crook provides a detailed overview of de Havilland DH.84 Dragon I and Dragon II aircraft in Canada, including one with a family connection.
With “CF-105 Guardians of the True North" cover art by Peter J. Robichaud.