CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT NEWSLETTER Winter 1997 ISSUE 52 Top Gun Turned Grocer On October 25, 1996, the Museum held its Annual General Meeting in the hangar at Langley Airport. If you were unable to attend, you missed a wonder ful guest speaker. Mr. Yadollah Sharifirad is a former traftian fighter pilot who is now a greengrocer with a shop on Dunbar Street in Vancouver. The story of Yadi’s journey from top gun to seller of fruits and vegetables is a fascinating CMFT Newsletter ..8 Yadi was trained as a fighter pilot in the United States and returned home to Iran in 1977 to prepare for war against Iran, a war that lasted 8 long and bloody years Yadi quickly became disillu sioned; he had envisioned himself as a warmor fighting a noble cause, but tar geting civilians was not on his list of noble ideas. His attempts to avoid killing innocents by faking equipment problems didn’t go unnoticed by his superiors and his assignments therefore became more and more difficult. Yadi was shot down when the tail of his F-5 was hit and he was forced to eject over enemy territory; Yadi’s body was broken in 14 places, and he was unable to move. He was rescued by 3 Kurdish rebels who hid him and told him that if he managed to survive for the next 2 hours, he would live. Yadi was hidden in the Iraqi mountains by the rebels until such time as they felt he would survive the trek to Iran. The journey took 48 hours with Yadi trapped in a long box strapped to a horse. At the border, Yadi had to wait another 2 months before the Iranian Kurds accepted the idea that It was on one of these missions that they should help someone on the side of their enemy, the Ayatollah Eventually Yadi arrived home a hero. Continued on page 3 Winter 1996 page 1

Canadian Museum of Flight Top Gun Turried Grocer Odds and Ends Special Resolution. Around the Museum.. Donations Welcome HOURS 10 A.M. 4 PM. Daily ADMISSION FEES General (Age 16 thru 59). Senior (Age 60 up)… $4.00 $3.00 Youth (Age 6 through 15).. Family (2 Adult+4 youth). Children under 6…. Museum Members. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES General Family Seniors Students w/D. $10.00 FREE FREE Directors Blakely, Ron Chesney, Joe. Devisser, John Elgood, Terry Emerslund, Bill. 279-2062 298-6374 Kingston, Barry. Krywiak, Ron (Vice President). McWilliams, Ron .590-0226 Nouch, Very! (Treasurer) Proulx, George (President).. Read, Michael. Reid, John Rempel, Brian- Retallack, Keith (Secretary). Robinson, Jane 526-4969 536-3287 465-1343 888-3281 277-5000 826-2712 433-6240 465-9789 538-3836 536-7402 271-18991 946-8383 $35.00) $45.00 $20.00 $20.00 Please check the members expiry date on your newslet ter mailing label. Renew by mail, telephone or visiting the museum. We accept cash, cheque, Visa or Mastercard. Office/Library: Margaret Giacomello General Manager – “Gogi” Goguillot Office phone…. Fax… E-Mail Address:.. 532-0035 532-0056 CMFT@mail.xl.ca The C.M.FT. is a non profit society dedicated to the preservation of aviation and transportation heritage (Society #32,035) Membership can be obtained by paying the required dues, Charitable status allows for the issuance of tax deductible receipts for donations of artifacts, goods and money. The C.M.FT. is governed by a board of Directors which is elected by the members at the Annual General Meeting in April. Executive Committee President. George Proulx Ron Krywiak Vice President.. Secretary Treasurer. Keith Retallack Veryl Nouch 932-2367 Lifetime Directors Barry Jackson, N.Vancouver. Ron Stunden, Richmond.. Bill Thompson, Pender Harbour: 277-3827 883-2445 Editor Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation. Contributions in the form of articles, news items, letters and photos are welcome, as are comments and criticism. No payment can be made for any manuscripts that are submitted for publication in the CMFT Newsletter. The editor reserves the right to make changes in manuscripts without altering the meaning. George Gregory The CMF Newsletter is published quarterly by the Contributing Editor.. Photographer Julia Retallack Larry Niven All mail and correspondence can be sent to: Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation c/o The Newsletter Editor Unit 200 5333-216th Street Langley, B.C V2Y 2N3 Tel: (604) 532-0035 Fax: (604) 532-0056 E-Mail: CMFT@mail.xl.ca Committee Information Magazines, George Proulx Special Events, George Proulx. Newsletter Editor, George Gregory. 538-3836 882-8016 Restoration, Sheila Chmilar. Research, Jerry Vernon. Photo Archive, Ingwald Wikene. Computer Services, Michael Read. 543-9935 536-7402 Exhibits, Ron McWilliams: Library, Margaret Giacomello Collections, Jerry Vernon. Transportation, Tony Hudak.. Hampden Project, Fred Gardham Parts Disposal, Tony Hudak. Keeper of Aircraft, Ron Krywiak 538-3836 540-6236 420-6065 590-0226 532-0035 420-6065 590-1855 .681-68861 .590-1855 433-6240

Argentiman ambasador came to tran frael, Yadi spent an evening with The encounter cosi Yak las fre He was arrested Tad jail term began in 1982 He Yadi realized… he did not wish to risk his life for such a man Top Gun cominued from page An audiman with the Ayatollah was his reward, and Yadi realized from their cameration that he did not wish to risk ha fe for such a man. Nunhem Yad accepted a po in Prestan as mile tary attache. In this capacity he met and became fiends with many foreign mats All soo soon Yad wes base in man doing mundone office work and was no longer in the public eye. was not permitted or aim to ociate with foreigners, but when the was tortured and accused of being a spy for the CIA. He lived in a tiny cell under appalling conditions and was cortil luck and forth to the washroom twin day. After a few months, he was ta ferred to a larger prison and for the first time was able to mingle with the regular prison population win enoyed his com Continued Rich Vigurs of the lawni af Langley washes of the top with meta Odds and Ends The Navy sponsored further education at lowa State Colleg then as the Korman W was immi- nent, w trans ferredo NAS Noth Island, Coronado. California then to P2V 5 squadron home based in Whidbey Island Deployed to Atsugi, Japan for anti- sub and electronic counter measures operation of the Korean and Russian coast. This also had mine laying ag The upcoming speaker he the next meeting will be it. Cmale. Joseph W tanken, U.S. Navy ( He allended West Chester State University and then joined the Navy in 1942 asap aviation cadet. He blities. received his commission and wings at Pensaco, Florida The first the years of service were spent riying transports (DC-3’s and DC -43) in the Aleutians; from Seattle to Allu. Next came two years based in Honolul, with operations hums Susts and baly The most interest ing was “Prjees Magnet. Each trip an around the world fight, was spent analyzing the canth’s magneis field Interesting but considerably is enjoyable, was “Operation UPCOMING EVENTS CMFT General Meeting February 28 1997 CMFT Annual General Meeting April 25, 1997 Langley Hangar PA.MEA. Richmond an February 27,28 and March 1 Richmond, B.C. Volunteers Required Deepleae One” in 1956, this will be Furth amigments included both the subject of the evening’s get togeth or Ft. Cmdr. Entr kie was the first person to fly from land Wigran AFB, in New Zealandt and land on the ice in Antarctica, For this fat, and other heroic missions he has rived many citations and decur Winter 1997 page 1

The Canadian Museum of Flight is holding the next DINNER AND MEETING Call For Reservalo 532-00315 3333-216th Street, Langley on Triday Tehnery 28, 1947 7:00 pm dinner 8:00 General Mening 8:30 Guest Speaker Cra is still to be cetermined Mon-Sun 10am-4pm before Tumilayury 25 a Did you know that one of our members was part of the D-Day landing? dulian Mar Adair was part of the AMES 15083 mobile Ground Contol Interception, 21 Base Delanse Secor of as Group RAF, and banded an Omaha Beach in the American actor of the Normandy beachheal him 1944 His unt moved forward with the arm give radar coverage to the French Channel pors, and then on to the liberation of Pans Fmm D-Day until the fall of Paris, Flight Sergeant Adair was in change of the major part the men and equipment of 15082 G (Ground Control treception and was at all times in the front of the battle. Ha und was ponsible for the ultimate destruction of over 50 enemy aircraft his skill and deviations duty his cal nes and jalgement in the face of many difficult situation, was a fine sam ple to all those who worked with him” le hatt enlisted in Toranto on April 1945 after his tour in Aurope he was was the tits de Guerre according to AFRO 16145 on 19 Deter 1945 He retumet home to Cannington Ontario on August 12 1945 Muir volumers on Tuesdays in the ghop pany and friendship, once more beasing Akram and his two younger children Shamrikh and Mchrokh to Canada ha (amily Vanu Tinally in Venrouver Akram asked for political asylum and some time tater was by their eldest son, Shahram twould be another 3 years, after farther harassment by the goverment of transuar was abin condensed from the the before Yadi himself quietly stole away from his homeland. Canadian Ismayin harkey huripet him hero Finally, during rare home visit, ut learned he was palest Fired fn his job, and with no money sports family a future looked bleak. It was the offer of a job by a capes retailer that tumed les ile around. ad would now be able to pro- vide a meager wing but it was not enough and he and his win Akram/ decidest they wanted to leave bran They warmed their firs This account of Yad Shards e has been considerably condensed from the one told by P. Reece a journalist for the Vancouver Courier, which I am ung nu wory d to him by Yac Shantinal hemel, Yadi is a compelling ad made is escape by sipping man whose life was on a cram and as the Turkish hunter with his pea then a nightmare. Now he is content to help his neighbours and make a living in and gul A lindge gatire as he After a fulless trip to Turkey to seek and his guide ran as the burden, Yadiate and comfortable home with protection there, Tad was able to gel finally made it to freedom. The family Special Resolution to Change Bylaw At the Leneral Meeting, on Friday, February 28, 1997, the membership wil be asked to vote on due following pro prind change to the Museum’s Bylaws Bylaw c Original Other Deriors not being lastime directors shall be elected by the members of the Association in an annual election to hold office until their successors shall have been elected and qualified or unil they retire or are removed. Each mem ber of the Board of Direcion shall be a member of the Association in good standing throughout his term of office. The Board of Deces uther than Lifetime Directors shall be retired at each annual general meeting of the Association, bu any member of the mining Board, if squalified, may be re-elected for a further term subject to a limit of three (3) con secutive years of ulice. Nomination for the election of Dinciors shall be made by a nominusing commitin struck fram the membership for that purpose, provaled always that such a method of nomination does not procude nomination of any other members in good standing, which nomination shall repair at least two (2) members not serving on the nom ration commince, themes in good standing The election shall be by secret ballot of all members if the ammon nominations than those made by the nominating committe Proposed Change Remove the above highlighted words “subject to a limit of three (3) consecutive years Winter 1997 page 4 CMIT Newsletter

Around The Museum The beautiful Waco Cabin Sesquiplane on dis- play in the Musuem’s Langley Hanger The Fleet Finch has a newly rebuilt motor by Doug Moan, now up & run ning A new pickup truck has been donated by Canadian Forest Products; arranged by Brian Rempel. John Clark flew Brian and his wife Grace up to Port Hardy 3 weeks ago to get the truck after a three month wait (but isn’t it worth it, Briant) •Canadian Car & Foundry MK II Harvard plane currently parked out near the helicopter landing site is donated by Dr. Gordon Potter. T-28 Trojan (c. 1960’s) the owner will We’re Looking for a Book Appraiser The Museum has a need of someone knowlegable in the appraising of books to do some work for our glorious cause on a volunteer basis. Contact Margaret at 532- 0035 for more details! Waco Cabin aircraft, flown by the late Dr. Harold Pickup of Alert Bay, BC is also undergoing a restoration thanks to funds donated from Mrs. Pickup. One of our founding directors Bill Thompson is refinishing the children’s tors train display – a great addition for all our little future train buffs (future aviators RCAF insignia on the CF-100 and CF- notwithstanding). Our own Gogi Goguillot was recently awarded a plaque presented November 14 by the Langley Aviation Council rec- ognizing his involvement in the Aircraft Parts Supply and 5 year commitment as a Past President of the Experimental Aircraft Association in late 1970’s and early 1980’s. The Tiger Moth engine has been deter- mined fit for an overhaul and is the tion for the landing strip! focus for Terry Elgood’s talents. The woodworking genius of Milt Lake, our resident carpenter has lent itself to Armories. the completion of recently completed bookshelves for back issue aviation magazines, and the converted area for the sorting and storage of the archives. •Don Butterly is currently solving the internal intricacies (or unsolved myster- les) of a Link Trainer to be transformed into an active, hands-on display; he has also completely repainted the CF-104 Starfighter…no time for mischief, Don? Mr. C. Howell is the lucky winner of the dollhouse raffle; the dollhouse is the creation and donation of Art Seller, a man of many talents, who will also take lucky prizewinner Allan Kitsul for a ride in his Stearman; Allan’s son Dan Kitsul won the free ride in the Pitts Special, the draw for which occurred Friday December 27, with George Proulx and Margaret Giacomello present – alas, the draw had to be postponed due to the “inclement weather. Acknowledgements Appreciative thanks to: Jane Robinson who has arranged with with the Qwantlen College Langley Campus to bring students to upholster park it on site for benefit of visitors who will no doubt appreciate this new addi- the Waco Cabin. tion to the already growing treasure trove of aviation wonders. Pitt Meadows Wings & Wheels for Julie Paciejewski’s extraordinary efforts in pulling off the Canadian Museum of Flight, Wings and Wheels event held at the Pitt Meadows airport not even the pouring rain, which in itself is a note- worthy event, deterred interested visi- George Miller has arranged to get the 104 The final inspection of the C.M.F. build- ing has been passed! Now to greener pastures and clearer flight paths…. Exciting Events The light up of the DC-3 went off with- out a hitch December 14… this lovely illustration of illumination could easily be misinterpreted as a new light forma- Remembrance Day activities included the participation with the Seaforth It looks like the C.M. F. will participate in the 1997 Abbotsford Airshow. If con- firmed, fourteen volunteers will be required for each of the three days; if interested, please plan your weekend Continued CMFT Newsletter Winter 1997 page 5

Attention Collectors! Around the Museum (contin- ued from Page 5) Some Housekeeping….. The Board of Directors have been look- ing for personal liability insurance of for this exciting, international event (and non-profit organizations, with success. bring sunscreen). On December 14 1996, Sean Rossiter, came in for a book signing at 3:00pm, to promote his latest work titled, “The Immortal Beaver”, about the De Havilland Beaver, Mr. Rossiter’s visit arranged by Harry Van Eaton….thanks Harry! was Continued CMF has material of various nature for sale; they include: -several gliders in various con- ditions -a Bowers Flybaby-less engine -a partially built Taylor “Titch” -two Lovings “Love”, partially built -a partly completed Thorp T-18 -other assets, also for sale Phone 532-0035 and ask Gogi for details! Rumour Mill …. Now for some more enticing tidbits of occurrences in the wings (pardon the pun)…. The portable giftshop will likely be the Sopwith Camel trailer after the Camel aircraft has been moved out in the Spring. the construction of the flaps and ailerons of the Hanley-Page Hampton is in the final stages….the finishing installa- tion touches to be applied sometime in The Harvard being loaded up for its trip to Nanton Springtime. …looks like Spring is going to be a busy season, just in time for our summer vis- itors!! RCAF Welcome Back! To Art Seller, who built and donated the dollhouse, after a brief absence, and John Reid who was on medical hiatus- we’re glad to have you back in action!! Donations Cash Dines, Don Foster, Ed Foster, Evelyn Kinsman, Albert Kiwanis of Golden Ears MacInnes, Rod & Wendy Pickup, Lilla Rempel, Brian Sorko, Ken Stevens, Marc Street, Sheila Van City Staff Vernon, J. E. Watson, Donald Tools, Equipment, Etc. monitor/keyboard/mouse -WINFAX modem software and 28,800 bps US hangar Canadian Forest Products expertise and materials to repair the roof on the ATCO giftshop/library Clark, John Emerslund, Bill Robotics modem working software and Fraser, David Goguillot, Gogi -Novell 4.1 or lantastic net–interest and expertise in fund raising activities Moen, Reg cabling -500 MB 1 GB computer harddrives -expertise to complete the restoration of various air- craft engines -portable NAVCOMS Paciejewski, Julie Sidus Systems Inc. -External CD-ROMs framing and glass for the aircraft maintenance mate- CMFT photograph collec- Wish List: Items we still need: rial for metal aircraft: clean- ers, rags,protective agents, -VHS video camera and cassettes for cataloguing the collection and the record ing of Museum events, -486 or newer CPU type computers tion, for public display materials and chemicals etc… for the work on fabric cov- ered aircraft expertise and materials to with seal a water leak in the Small Artifacts Goosen, Ken Winter 1997 page 6 CMFT Newsletter

from Page 6) Around the Museum (continued Annual General Meeting Happening April 25, 1997! Anyone who would like to stand for the office of Director of C.M.F. please let Gogi know – he is putting together a list for this. Nominations Open For Board of Directors Those interested should contact Gogi at 532-0035 Newsletter Deadline Are you thinking of contributing to our esteemed publication? You need to know that the deadline for submissions to the Spring issue is no later than March 7. Contact Editor George Gregory at 882-8016 or Margaret at the Museum office (532-0035) if you want to make a submission. Thanks! The Museum’s Vampire restoration is coming along CANON Visit the C.M.F. Giftshop Besides our selection of books and other aviation paraphernalia, there is a wide selection of mugs with various witty anecdotes and catch- phrases. As well, hand-made. mahogany aircraft models of seven different aircraft are currently avail- able, but special orders on most air- craft are being taken. Allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. Mik Ball of Canadian Forest Products presenting the keys to our new buck to George Prouls on January 18 NTRY More Volunteers Required For Gift Shop! The Gift Shop is one of the Museum’s main revenue pro- ducers. More volunteers means more funds for the Museum’s use. Contact Margaret at 532- 0035 for more details! CMFT Newsletter Mr and Ms C. Howell were the first place winners of the Dalhous Winter 1997 page 7

You have probably heard about the Tate family. They have mem- bership in every organization, including Amateur Radio. First there is Dic Tate who wants to run everything. Then we have Ro Tate, who is always trying to change everything Next comes Agi Tate, who stirs up trouble whenever possible, with his brother Irri Tate, who is always there with a wet blanket every time a new idea is suggest- ed. Hesi Tate and Vege Tate are there to say they can’t possible work but are more than willing to watch everyone else. Imi Tate just wants to copy oth- ers and refuses to try anything new. Devas Tate loves to interrupt and shoot down everyone else’s ideas. Poten Tate wants to be the big shot. It’s a good thing we often have Facili Tate, Cogi Tate and Medi Tate, who save the day and get everyone pulling together… The Link Trainer on display in the hangar. Come by to see it you may get a ride in it if you’re lucky! Welcome! The museum would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new mem- bers and those of you who have returned to the fold. Boy, are we glad to. see you! The museum has many oppor- tunities for those of you who would like to get more involved. Some of the vol unteer positions offer great leaming help out. opportunities. Our busiest time is in the spring and summer, therefore someone who has time during the week or week end to give To the the museum would be much appreciated. We could use a part-time gift shop clerk, and someone to organize the vol- unteers (ie: a volunteer co-ordinator) There is also a need for a tour guide for school groups. The tours are booked in advance and are irregular, the person would merely be called upon to do a tour when one is scheduled. We work around our volunteers’ schedules so it is nice to have 3 or 4 people we could rely on. Hopefully some volunteers would have time during the week to The office could use a manager, someone to work with the gift shop clerk to keep the office running smooth ly. The position is not an onerous one. the newsletter too. There are also volunteer jobs for the Airshows and other events we attend. Volunteers are needed to help Gogi with the routine work of washing air- craft and doing grunt work. knowledgeable about aviation to help. sort the collection and catalogue books, Eventually, the library will need a per- son to do data entry of our collection into a new database. The library’s col- lection of newsletters and other serial publications needs organizing If you are a secret writer, perhaps you would like to help with the newsletter, or your secret desire was to be a reporter, we could use one for I hope this little hint from us gives you some ideas. The museum is a fun place to spend time so come on down and visit. Margaret will be happy to answer any questions and match you with your perfect job. Winter 1997 page 8 The library needs someone who is CMFT Newsletter