The Museum participated in the Flight Fest on August 25 with a sales team and aircraft display. The sales crew had an early start to get the Museum’s trailer, packed with material, on the road. Other volunteers took to the highway to support the effort. Sales at airshows are part of the constant effort to keep the Museum going strong.
Four of the Museum’s operational aircraft cruised the Fraser Valley to Chilliwack – the Waco AQC-6, Fleet Canuck, SE5a and Sopwith Pup. The aircraft were parked close to the fence allowing visitors to get a close up view and talk to Museum members.
The Museum’s fleet on location at Chilliwack.
Of course flying vintage aircraft is not without its glitches…
A technical problem being overcome just before departure.
The Ops crew pose for a memory shot of the last airshow of the season.
Gord, Al, Jim, Vic and Bill posing beside the Sopwith Pup ‘Happy.’
Sometimes pilots are asked, “What is it like to fly one of these old machines?”
This is the pilot’s view from the SE5a while cruising down the Fraser Valley.
The bump on the cowl to the left is a machine gun, the circular object is the gun sight,
the central black object is the upper gun mount. Oh yes, there are also lots of wires
and struts that hold the upper wing to the airframe.
Visibility for landing is… well, we could say it is a challenge!
Fortunately, we don’t have to look out for red Fokker Triplanes…
