Wilma Thompson photo Once again, CMFT’s display at the Abbotsford Air Show drew lots of attention. Shown above is the Norseman CF-BSC In the process of being dismantled Sunday evening after the show. CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION “MINI” NEWSLETTER SEPT. 7, 1984 FOURTH ANNUAL FALL DINNER OUR FOURTH ANNUAL FALL DINNER WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20TH. PLEASE CHECK ELSEWHERE THIS NEWSLETTER FOR FULL DETAILS. NEXT GENERAL MEETING IS THURS. SEPT 20TH AT 8 P.M. AT STORAGE SITE AT 13527 CRESC- ENT ROAD, SURREY. BRING A FRIEND.

INT OPEN HOUSE WINDS UP THE REE SEASON go-paration with the White Rock Expo Cones 21FT hold a “mini” Open Nes on Saturday, August 18. The short, 4 1/2 hour event drew more than 900 visitors, who came to enjoy CMFT’s collection of aircraft, engines and assorted displays, as well as the other displays and events that took place. The Vintage Car Club had other events scheduled, but there were still a few vin- Lagus rears and trucks in attendance. Our thanks out to those members of the Model Club and ether individuals who brought their cherished vehicles for display. The Atcheleitz Threshermen’s Assoc’n brought out their 1938 Case tractor, and a stationary gas engine, which they occas- ionally fired up to the delight of the crowd. The marine contingent consisted of se- veral boats from the Valley Boat Club and others brought by individuals. Consider- able excitement was generated by the sink- ing first of a tow boat, then of a model submarine. The Tiger Moth seaplane was used as a rescue platform and both boats were recovered, to operate again another day. The boats and the great guys who op- erated them were a great hit.Thanks, men. We were pleased to have a collection of scale model cars displayed. Thanks go out to the Automotive Model Builders Club for their cooperation. The Pacific Skydivers did their thing again, and as usual, were a great crowd- pleaser. Thanks again to the jumpers who spent their own money to rent the airplane in order to participate in the event. We’re getting better as to the food service, and there were no (long) lineups for food or beverages. Thanks to those people who loaned us equipment, including the pop machine and deep fryer from Roy Briscoe, along with his advice and encour- agement, a deep freeze for the ice cream from Mr. Blazenko, and Western Cash for the loan of cash registers. All of these things made it possible to provide fast and efficient service to visitors. The Air Cadets were on hand to handle parking and traffic and did their usual excellent job. It wasn’t easy finding cadets who were not at camp or at other -functions, and our thanks go out to Capt. Ken Higgins and the cadets of the Air Canada Sqdn, and to Capt. J. W. Cumbers, DFM, of 637 Sqdn and his cadets. Don Lott and his partner provided the St. John’s Ambulance First Aid team, with the trailer used as a first aid station provided by Colleen who operates the fami- liar orange food bus at the beach. Don Bese, Bill Finley, Jurgen Hark and Ken Higgins once again treated us to the sight of their lovely “Swifts”. White Rock and Langley merchants Minit Lube, Bulk Food City, Raymond Salons, Dino’s Place, Airflow Ultralights, K & D Furniture, Ocean Park Safeway, and Cameo Plastics provided door prizes and donated supplies and the use of equipment. Thanks. The Gift Shop did a roaring business, as did Wilma Thompson in her teeshirt booth. For those of you who were unable to buy the new and excellent black Harrier tee shirt, a new order has been placed, and we will be able to supply them approx- imately Sept. 30th. Write or phone. They are $8. each for adult sizes and $7. each for kid’s sizes. 2 continued on page 6

FOURTH ANNUAL FALL DINNER Its time once again for the annual fall get-together, one of the few times where members and guests can enjoy each others company without the business aspect of meetings. This is a fun social event, which has become a tradition for C.M.F.T. A great chance to renew old acquaint- ances and make many new friends. As usual, we will have the fun auction, which last spring raised over $400.00 to go towards restoration, and the usual assortment of door prizes will be given away. We managed to keep the dinner price down, as this is a service to our members. Please join us! Make your reservations now, as we need to know how much food to order. DATE: Saturday, Oct. 20, 1984 TIME: Bar 6:00 PM, Dinner 7:00 PM COST: $8.00 Chinese Buffet PLACE: St. Paul’s Church Hall 8621 St. Alban’s Rd., Richmond, B.C. Macdonalds- PLEASE MAIL OR PHONE IN YOUR RESERVATION TODAY!!! 2 Granville Ave. Bennett Rd. North Blundell Rd. St. Paul’s Church St.Paul’s Church Hall *** Please mall this form or phone In your reservation. GUESTS WELCOME! FALL DINNER RESERVATION FORM NAME: PHONE: PLEASE RESERVE TICKETS @ $8.00 EACH // ENCLOSED IS $ (check cash) 77 WILL PAY AT DOOR // PLEASE CHARGE MY VISA CARD (a 25¢ per ticket surcharge will be added to help defray cost) EXPIRY DATE CARD SIGNATURE We would like to remind you that If you reserve tickets, they must be paid for whether you attend or not. This may seem unfair, but as we are already taking a loss on ticket prices, we cannot afford to have food ordered and not paid for. Thank you. 3

MORE OPEN HOUSE 84 Red Baron Ron Krywlak and his fearless gunner Gary Warnock engage in a dog fight with courageous Capt. Ross Gregory of the Allleds. Later, It be- gins to look bleak as Ross Is shot from the sky. But not to fear, as Snoopy will later arrive to save the day. Brian Burke photo continued from page 3 In spite of a few micalculations such as the announcer arriving 20 minutes after the show star- ted, and the Chief of parking and traffic turning up bright and early the next morning, all went smoothly, and once again, we thank those members who gave up their time to help out. Bec- ause of your co-operation the event was a success and we are able to buy a few more supplies for the Norseman, and for various restorations underway. Open House June ’84: The Hot Air Balloon “Pegasus” was on hand to the delight of the crowd and the lucky people who were able to get In on the $5 rides. The SE5a and the Bowlus Bumblebee along with the Waco and an Ultralight are in the back- ground. Ray Martinhoto

FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS GENERAL MEETINGS SCHEDULE In response to many requests, a new category of membership has been intro- duced. This is the FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, which costs $25. per year. This includes two adults of the same family unit living at a single address and their children under 18. Other memberships available are: General Corporate $15 per year $100 per year Junior (up to age Lifetime 18) $9 per year $300 per year Included is a subscription to newslet- ters (one per address). RENEWALS OF MEMBERSHIPS Check the computer label on your news- letter. If your membership has expired, the date will be circled in red. If it is due to expire soon, the circle will be green. Now is the time to change to Family membership if it applies, or to upgrade to Lifetime status if you can afford it. Keep your membership valid and keep the news- letters coming. Fees are used for adminis- trative costs such as computer supplies, office supplies and postage. VISA NOW OK FOR RENEWALS YOU CAN NOW RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP (OR BUY A NEW ONE) ON VISA. Simply phone in the details and quote your card number and the expiry date. $1.000.00 DONATION Special thanks to Ted Harris, who donated $1,000 of the proceeds of the sale of his Cessna 172. This money will be used in the Norseman restoration, where it is most needed. Ted is by no means a wealthy man and this generous donation is all the more appreciated because Ted had to give up other things to make it. Thank you, Ted. MEETINGS ARE HELD THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, EXCEPTING DECEMBER, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE ANNUAL DINNER MEETINGS COME IN THE SAME WEEK. TIME IS 8 PM, AT THE STORAGE SITE, 13527 CRESCENT RD., SURREY, B.C. PHONE 531-2465 FREE COFFEE. GUESTS WELCOME. SEPT. 20 BUSINESS MEETING OCT. 18 NO MEETING, AS FALL DINNER WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, OCT 20TH, AT ST. PAUL’S CHURCH HALL IN RICHMOND. BAR OPENS AT 6. NOV 15 BUSINESS MEETING/SLIDES JAN 17 SOCIAL MEETING/GUEST SPEAKER FEB 21 BUSINESS/SPEAKER OR SLIDES MAR 21 SOCIAL MEETING/GUEST OR SLIDES APR 18 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. ELECTIONS MAY 16 WILL PROBABLY BE USURPED BY DINNER JUN 20 FINAL MEET. BUSINESS/SOCIAL STORAGE SITE WEEKEND TOURS It was intended that the airplanes and other outdoor displays be left out until Oct 31, at which time the storage site would be closed for the winter. However, the date will probably be moved ahead to enable the airplanes to go back inside into dry storage. In the meantime, there are still a few weekends left and tour guides are nee- ded. Please phone in your offer to help. STORAGE SITE EXPROPRIATION No news at this time, other than the expropriation is still proceeding, with negotiations due to resume this Fall. The search for a new site continues, with several properties inspected and rejected as being unsuitable or unafforda- ble. The Province is still unresponsive as to assistance in any form in the acquisit- ion of a permanent homesite. made. Progress, if any, will be reported as

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPEN HOUSE COMMENTS I would like to thank all the people who worked so hard for the “OPEN HOUSE” to make it such a success. It was a tremendous job. To those members who could not at- ⚫tend, it was unfortunate…you missed an excellent weekend. To the members who said that they would help and did not, it would be nice if we could count on you in the future for some help. The same people can’t do every- thing all the time. This YOUR museum. HELP IT! Ed and Rose: letting us use your pro- perty for the OPEN HOUSE meant so much for the Museum. Thank you. Brian Weeks, Surrey, B.C. A WHODUNIT STORY PETE KNOWLES SENT IN THIS STORY OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN: “I am reminded of the story when there was an important job to be done by four people named Somebody, Everybody, Anybody and Nobody. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it Nobody did it. When Nobody did it, Everybody got angry because he thought that Somebody would do it. So in the end, Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did did what Anybody could hve done in the first place.” PUSHER PROP COOLING DID YOU KNOW THAT THE PROP ON A PUSHER AIRCRAFT STILL KEEPS THE PIIOT COOL WHILST IT IS TURNING? A LOCAL VERI-EZE PI- LOT RECENTLY RAN HIS RESERVE FUEL TANK DRY OVER MUD BAY AND WAS SURPRISED HOW QUICKLY HE BEGAN SWEATING UNTIL HE HAD SWICHED OVER TO HIS 20 GAL. MAIN TANKS. (reprinted from EAA Chapter 85 Turn and Bank, Sept.84) ALBERTA AIR SHOW REPORT Indi Singh and Len Olson responded to the call to help at the Alberta Air Show at Red Deer Aug.4 & 5., and our thanks go out to them, and to April Zalesky who, with Rose (as usual) Zalesky drove all Thursday night to get there, set up on Friday, manned the booth from 6:30 a.m. thru to well into the night, then drove back Sunday night through a violent storm. Special thanks to Milo and Dolly De Angelis for the loan of their van which made it all possible. Sales were gratifying, and the people of Red Deer very co-operative. The Air Show featured lots of good acts, and the weather was perfect. NEWSLETTER EDITOR WANTED The newsletter is a lot of extra work for Rose. If you can help with the gathering of suitable material, or with the word processing, the pasteup stages, printing, collating, stapling and addressing, please phone Rose. If you’d like to take the whole thing over, this would be better yet. Please phone Rose. R.C.A.F. REUNION AN ALLIED AIR FORCES REUNION WILL BE HELD AT THE ROYAL YORK HOTEL IN TORONTO ON SATURDAY, OCT. 27,84. ALL THOSE WHO SERVED IN OR WITH THE RCAF IN WORLD WAR II ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. ALL AIRFORCE VETERANS ARE MOST WELCOME, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE HONORED SQUADRONS FOR L984 WILL BE 405, 415, 427, AND 429 SQUADRONS. FOR MORE DETAILS AND A COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER FOR THE 1984 REUNION, AND TO GET ON THE MAILING LIST FOR FUTURE RE- UNIONS, CONTACT ROY AND JOYCE INKSTER, 28 BATTERSEA CRESCEMT. TORONTO, ON. MGL 1G8 OR PHONE (416) 244-6592. 10

VOLUNTEER WORK RECORDS VOLUNTEER WORK RECORD SHEET NAME: MEMBERSHIP Volunteer work sheets have been made up, and while some volunteers have been very good about keeping a record of their time and expenses, many of you have not filled in your time. DATE PROJECT & TASK TIME SPENT We are aware that the feeling is that your time was given freely, without expec- tation of any reward or even recognition, but it is extremely important that a re- cord be kept of your time. It has a value when making applications for assistance to sponsoring bodies.. All volunteer time, including evening and week end work, tour guiding, work at tthe two Open Houses, and the Abbotsford and Alberta Airshows must be recorded. If you haven’t been keeping up your volunteer work record sheet, please complete the following form and mail back (or bring with you on meeting night). DIRECTOR’S MEETINGS Directors, you are reminded that it is your responsibility to attend all Dir- ectors meetings. These are held year-round the second Sunday of each month, at 9:30 a.m. at the storage site at 13527 Crescent Road, Surrey (phone 531-2465). You will be advised only of any changes, so mark your calendars now. Directorship is a responsible trust and the entire course of the Museum is decided at these meetings. If you can’t attend or other activities take precedent, resign. In any event your directorship ceases if three consecutive meetings are missed without good cause. Schedule for the balance of this term is: Sept 9, Oct 14, Nov 11, Dec 9, Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr 14. Please list any expenses incurred such as fuel, materials, supplies which you paid out on behalf of CMFT and for which you are not claiming. signature date WEEKEND WORK PARTIES AIRPLANES WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART AND PUT BACK INTO INSIDE STORAGE FOR THE WINTER STARTING ABOUT THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER. PLEASE TURN UP TO HELP, SATURDAYS ONLY, FROM 9:30 TO ABOUT 3. A PHONE CALL TO LET US KNOW YOUR WILL BE COMING WOULD BE APPRECIATED. 11

The “Laughing Indian Riders” brought these beautifully restored and roadworthy bikes to our Open House. The bikes, the vintage autos, the balloon and the model displays all helped to make the storage site a great place to be on Open House ’84. Brian Burke photo Museum Storage Site, 13527 Crescent Road, Surrey, B.C. V4A 2W1 (604) 536-2465 POSTMASTER – please return undeliverable copies