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SOPWITH CAMEL
The Camel F1 was powered by the 95kW Clerget 9B rotary engine. It had a maximum speed of 113 mph (182 km/h), with a ceiling of 19,000 ft (5800 m). It was armed with two belt-fed Vickers 0.303 machine guns. Pilots flying Camels accounted for more Axis planes shot down than in any other aircraft.
The Canadian Museum of Flight’s replica Sopwith Camel was designed and built to be assembled and taken apart quickly and to be displayed in places such as Malls, or indoor shows. Due to its frequent moving it was in desperate need of repair. The restoration team decided to repaint the aircraft in one of Ray Collishaw’s colours.
She was displayed for the first time at the Great Canadian RV and Outdoor Show at the Pacific Coliseum next to RVs worth $600,000. At the end of the event when it came time to hand out the awards to the best display, the RVs took second place to a little bi plane called… The Sopwith Camel.
An agile, highly maneuverable biplane, the Sopwith Camel accounted for more aerial victories than any other Allied aircraft during World War I. Credited with destroying 1,294 enemy aircraft, it was called the Camel due to the humped fairing over its twin machine guns. Much like a real camel, this aircraft could turn and bite you. Noted for its tendency to kill inexperienced flyers, many pilots feared its vicious spin characteristics. Until sufficient speed was developed during takeoff, Camel pilots maintained full right rudder to counteract the torque the rotary engine. Failure to do so often resulted in a ground loop with the Camel crashing on its starboard wingtip.
The Camel was a match for the German triplane at turning to the right, so an experienced Allied pilot could whip the Camel to the right and come onto the tail of even a Fokker Dridecker. It was said that some pilots made a 270 degree right turn rather than a left turn as it was quicker that way. The Camel and the SE5a spelled the end of the Germans in the air, even in their new Fokker DVIIs. There were just too many Camels and SE5as.
Canadians played a significant role during the war flying the Camel. On 4 June 1917, Alexander Shook became the first ace to shoot down an enemy aircraft with the Sopwith Camel. Roy Brown was flying a Camel when he was credited with shooting down Manfred von Richtofen. Donald MacLaren scored more victories with the Camel than any other ace, with 54 victories.
ISSUE 77
SPRING 2003
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The CMF Newsletter is published quarterly by the Canadian Museum of Flight. 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 CMF Newsletter. The Editor reserves the right to make changes in the manuscripts without altering the meaning.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact either Gogi or Sandy at the Museum by calling (604) 532-0035. Museum is open daily from 10:00 am 4:00 p.m.
CMF BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF
- George Preston President
- Doug Schwann Vice President
- Terry Wadhams Treasurer
- Ken Knutson Secretary
- Jeff Jeffrey Director-Aircraft Op’s
- David McIntosh. Director- Youth Initiative
- Maureen Crockett Director Insurance
- Jane Robinson Director Collection Mandate
- Capt Bill Thompson Lifetime Director
- Sandy Tinsley Executive Director
- Teresa Rhodenizer Gift Shop/Bookkeeping/Collection
- Shawna Binns Administrative Assistant
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTION OF 2003/2004 DIRECTORS Saturday, April 26, 2003
Handley-Page Hampden Dedication 5:30 p.m. in Museum Courtyard
Happy Hour: 6:00 pm Dinner: 7:00 pm Meeting: 8:00 p.m.
$20.00 Per Person (GST Included) RSVP by 4:00 pm Thursday April 24, 2003 We require 48 hours notice of cancellation or you will be charged for the dinner.
SPECIAL EVENT The Canadian Museum of Flight is very pleased to announce that on Saturday April 26, 2003, prior to the Annual General Meeting, there will be a special presentation given in the Courtyard at the Handley Page Hampden. . Doors open at 5:00 Bar opens at 6:00 . Dinner begins at 7:00 ($20.00 per person) Election starts at 8:00 We invite everyone to attend!
VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER
One of the most recognizable faces at the Canadian Museum of Flight is Gil Fanslau
You can find Gil smiling while mopping the floors, or moving tables and chairs in order to set up for a special event. Gil also smiles when he is working on renovating the DC-3 building, which has started to see regular revenue come into the Museum from rentals to community groups. Or smiling when he is out fertilizing and or cutting the grass around the Museum.
But Gil smiles the most when he is up flying. He is known for his kindness for taking ones around the Museum up for a flight in his private aircraft, and has many times taken children up for their very first flight, and when he lands, you don’t know who is smiling more…the child, or Gil.
As our SE5a pilot, grounds maintenance, tour guide, DC-3 building manager and much more, on behalf of everyone you have worked with or taken flying, our sincerest “Congratulations” on being the Volunteer of the Quarter
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate C.R. (Gogi) Goguillot
For over twenty years I have been involved with the Canadian Museum of Flight, being a volunteer, board member and a staff member. I have enjoyed being part of this association but as all things, a change is good. With help of my wife Jean, I have decided to retire from the regular work force and donate my time once again to the Museum as a volunteer.
I have accepted the nomination to let my name stand for the Board of Directors and look forward to being very involved on the Fleet 80 Canuck project along with the continued growth of CMF as you have seen over the last few years.
I began flying in 1946 at Vancouver International Airport with Brisbane Aviation. I spent 5 years as President of the local EAA Chapter and 20 years as an Amateur Builder Inspector and for 7 years I was President for EAA Canada (also known as Recreational Aircraft Association). I then started with the Canadian Museum of Flight and have spent 20 years with the Museum as both a volunteer and an employee.
I have owned antique aircraft such as the -Ercoupe, Minicab, Bellanca Cruisair, SE5a Replica and best-a Ryan P.T.22. Have built – Turbi DS, Smith “Termite”, 2 SESA’s (one in a museum in Brampton Ontario), and have helped in the building of many homebuilt and test flown some of these.
I have been involved in many of the Canadian Museum of Flight’s projects in Langley as well as on the Crescent Road site and am one of the designated pilots for the Canadian Museum of Flight’s aircraft.
I have a wife, Jean, 2 daughters and one son who flies for Air Canada.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Bob Fowles
From a background in (Air Cargo) aircraft maintenance and support, a Trades Diploma in Aircraft Mechanics, and over 10 years involvement with the Abbotsford Air Show, I came to the museum just over 5 years ago through the Avro Arrow project. Since then I have been involved in the maintenance of our flying aircraft and ground support for most of our flight operations, flybys, air shows, and members days,
I was actively involved in the Tiger Moth and Waco AQC-6 Cabin restoration projects, and last fall’s trip out to Pincher Creek Alberta to pick-up the Fleet Canuck, which is a restoration project in progress in the shop now.
As a tour guide I have enjoyed leading many groups of wide-eyed youngsters through our museum and still take tours through the museum if required. I manage to attend and help out with almost all museum events held at the museum or on the airport and a few of our mall and exhibition shows including set-up and tear down.
As for the future I would like to see our museum expand, starting by retaining our current collection as a foundation and keeping as many of our flying aircraft in the air as possible. I strongly believe our flying display is the best promotional and recruitment tool we have at our disposal, and we must recruit a steady flow of new volunteers especially young people into our museum to supplement our hardworking, dedicated, but sometimes overstretched group of core volunteers to take us through the 21″ century and beyond.
If elected to your Board of Directors these are the general directional goals I will be striving towards…
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
George Nunn Jim Waddell Sue Hitchman William Mortensen Jim Wilson Bhartveer Jaswal Bert VandenHam Ross Parker Vic McMann George Robinson Hank Kochler
Surrey, BC Beverley Mayer Dennis C Mockford White Rock, BC Mission, BC Strathmore, AB Coquitlam, BC Langley, BC Barry Tyson Surrey, BC Surrey, BC Dogg Charlie Clarke Richmond, BC Chilliwack, BC Sid Collins CJ DeGeus Burnaby, BC Abbotsford, BC Aldergrove, BC Coquitlam, BC Howard Eaton Surrey, BC White Rock, BC Hardy Staub Pt. Roberts, BC Albert Ashton Surrey, BC Surrey, BC Surrey, BC Randy Bousfield Graham Collins Delta, BC Vancouver, BC
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Jason Binns
I began flying in 1993 when I joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. I spent 7 years in Air Cadets, achieving the rank of Warrant Officer 2 Class, and earned my Glider Pilot’s license in 1998. In cadets, I also enjoyed building and flying model planes.
In 1999, I took some business courses at the University College of the Fraser Valley, as well as coming on as a student at Coastal Pacific Aviation in Abbotsford. In 2001, I transferred flying schools to Montair Aviation out of Boundary Bay. At Montair, I earned my commercial license, as well as my multi-engine instrument rating. In June 2002, I went down to SimCom Flight Training in Florida and achieved my PPC on the Pilatus PC-12.1 currently fly the PC-12, as well as the Piper Seneca commercially for Montair Aviation.
I have been involved with the CMF for several years and have helped out with several special events. I believe that as part of the board of executives I would be able to offer my ties with the local air cadet squadrons and the local aviation industry. My ties within the local businesses would be an asset as well.
I was married in the summer of 2002 to Shawna, and now have a 6 month old son, Andrew.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Jeff Jeffrey
Since Jeff was a young boy he had a passion for flying and becoming a Police Officer. Unfortunately, his dreams of becoming a pilot in the military were not achieved, but he did spend five years in the Canadian Forces, albeit on other duties. He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1979 and is currently posted to Surrey in the role of District Watch Commander. He is also a member of this District Management Team. This team uses a consultative process to make decisions regarding the operation and management of the District as a whole.
His first involvement as a volunteer was in the early 1980s when he joined the Canadian Ski Patrol in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Not satisfied with simply skiing and administering first aid, he garnered his first experience in the executive wings of the Canadian Ski Patrol and spent the last two years as President of the local chapter. In 1988 he was transferred to Ottawa Ontario, Headquarters for the RCMP. This on the heels of receiving a newly issued Private Pilot License, the day before the movers arrived. Eager to expand his flying career and chalk up the hours, he joined Circle V Flying Club where he also was part of the executive. There he learned to fly the Aeronca Champ and eventually graduated to the other club airplane, a 1964 M4 Maule.
Many are aware that Ottawa is the home to the Canadian Aviation Museum. Now half owner in a Cessna 152 he joined the ranks of the National Aviation Museum Volunteer core. He spent the next 5 years volunteering with the museum and also had the rare opportunity of aiding in the development of a working display. Since 1999 he has volunteered to be the Surrey Auxiliary Program Coordinator. This program is made up of eager citizen volunteers who focus on Crime Prevention and improving RCMP’s commitment to provide safer communities.
I am a strong believer in the benefits of volunteering. What can I offer to the museum? There are several areas in which that I believe I can contribute. As a Police Officer I have considerable experience with training and policy development. In addition, I am familiar with legal issues both criminal and civil. As the Surrey Auxiliary Constable coordinator I have used a variety of management tools to motivate them. Many of these same tools can be applied to promoting growth and development within our organization. In 2002, he was elected to the board of Directors at the Canadian Museum of Flight. During this past year our board has developed a number of initiatives to enhance and assure the museums continued success. The initiative he has been involved in is the development of an Aircraft operations policy manual. This manual is designed to ensure safe and consistent operation of our flying assets. Development of short and long term objectives are also critical to the successful operation of the museum. Providing an enclosure to house the entire collection is under review, with several proposals currently under consideration.
As a pilot, aviation enthusiast and volunteer, I am committed to ensure our museum continues to grow. He would like us to represent the aviation community through our educational programs; static and flying displays. This museum is a rare commodity today and I firmly believe we should do all that we can to preserve this important piece of Canadian heritage.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Ken Knutson
I returned to the museum about 7 years ago concentrating particularly on off site displays and sales events. Because most of the hours I work are related to fundraising, I’m very much in tune to watching for value. We have very good return under Sandy’s direction. I used to be volunteer coordinator, but ! can no longer handle that much work. In February, I organized a day at Fraser downs Horse Race Track for volunteers. We always have a great time working events, but I want to bring in events throughout the year that are primarily for volunteers to come out and enjoy. We tend to go through a lot of volunteer. I would like to host movie nights, bowling and another day at Fraser Downs in September or October. All of these events will be paid for by attendees, and although primarily for volunteers, they are open to anyone and will be posed on the lunch room bulletin board. We need long term plans to plot our future, but if we don’t have the volunteers, how can we continue to grow? I will continue to work for the volunteers, whether I’m re-elected or not.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Randy Bousfield
Randy has been a resident of Tsawwassen for 15 years. He graduated from B.C.I.T. financial accounting program in 1988. Two years later he joined the Chartered Accounting firm of W. Diston Inc. In 1995 he received his Certified General Accountants designation.
Randy has enjoyed flying for pleasure over the last 14 years. He currently holds his commercial license with instrument rating and has approximately 700 hours. He is a part owner in a Cessna 172.
Randy served as treasurer and board member with the “Advantage Society for Children with Learning Disabilities” for the years 1995 to 2000.
Volunteering at the museum and being a board member has been a goal of Randy’s for some time. His experience in aviation and business would benefit the museum in a variety of areas.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Colonel George Miller (Ret’d)
Served 35 years (1953-1988) in the RCAF and Canadian Forces. Commenced his career on fighters in Germany flying F-86 Sabres and as a solo pilot on the Golden Hawks aerobatic team. He Also flew the CF-104 Starfighter on tours in Germany and Italy.
In 1973 he was selected to lead the newly formed Snowbird national acrobatic team as its first leader. He was later appointed Commandant of Flying Training at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, following which he taught at the Canadian Land Forces Staff College in Kingston, Ontario.
On promotion to Colonel he served as Canadian Forces Attaché to Egypt and Sudan. He completed his career as Base Commander Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw.
Since retirement, he spent two years with Spar Aerospace on a project in Brazil and organized a number of air shows under his own company.
He has managed Langley Airport since 1991.
BCAC-William Templeton Trophy 1995-Langley Airport
BCAC-Airport Management Award 2000
We require volunteers for the 5th Annual CMF Easter Egg hunt on Saturday April 19th. Once again there will be two hunts, the first at 10:30 a.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m. If you have never seen a 6 foot Easter Bunny be flown in by air show helicopter then this is an opportunity you do not want to miss. If you can help, please call Shawna or Sandy by calling 604-532-0035
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Hardy Staub
Capt. Hardy Staub is a husband, a father, a Rotarian, a retired senior airline captain, and recently retired as the Mayor of his community. The City of White Rock.
Born in Berlin in 1941, Hardy left a career as a child actor in Germany in 1954 to come to Canada. He graduated from high school in Montreal, served seven years in the Canadian Armed Forces and attended Sir George Williams University in Montreal and Carleton University in Ottawa. Hardy pursued his interest in flying by taking flight training and eventually became Chief Flying Instructor for the flying club that taught him how to fly. After a short term as an air traffic controller, Hardy was offered a chance to become an airline pilot with Quebecair. Two years later he joined Pacific Western Airlines, which became Canadian Airlines International, and in the year 2000 became part of Air Canada.
During a career that lasted 38 years, Hardy has flown to almost every country in the world, including UN relief flights into war-ravaged Bangladesh; he’s landed on the desert in Ethiopia and of the ice of the Arctic Ocean. He’s flown everything from a Piper Cup, a Super-Constellation, DC 4, C-130 Hercules, to a Boeing 747-400, the world’s largest commercial airliner. His Pilot License looks like it came from the Smithsonian Institute. He retired from Air Canada on April 1, 2001.
33 years ago, Hardy discovered a young French-speaking flight attendant named Annie Marcuzzo with Quebecair and arranged to pilot the plane she was assigned for her maiden flight. They were engaged two weeks later. Their daughter, Natalie, has graduated from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and is now a Customs Officer on our border. Natalie and her husband Jason, along with a new baby boy, live happily in White Rock. (Where else?)
Hardy has been active in community affairs since moving to White Rock in 1972. He began by coaching elementary girls soccer, served on the Executive of the White Rock Figure Skating Club and as a figure skating judge, was elected to the board of White Rock Expo, to the board of the Peace Arch Community Services, on which he served a number of years, was elected to the Surrey School Board, then ran for City Council in 1987. He was elected a Councilor and remained in that office, with responsibilities for policing, economic development and public works. In the fall of 1993 he was elected Mayor and served for three terms. Last September Hardy announced that he would not be seeking a fourth term, and thus did not seek re-election.
During the last 17 years, Hardy organized and raised funds for a number of community and charity events, such as the highly popular Symphony on the Sand, which he created. During his 9 years as Mayor, Hardy was the Vice-Chairman of The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), the Chairman of Finance of the GVRD, and the Chair of the GVRD Cultural Grants Committee. In addition, Mayor Staub was the Canadian Co-Chair of the Cascadia Task Force and the Co-Chair of the Cascadia Mayor’s Council. In addition he was the President of the White Rock Rotary Club (1994-1995), and had the honour to become the District Governor for Rotary International District 5050 for the 1997-98 year. Recently he was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. Hardy is a long time member of the White Rock/South Surrey Chamber of Commerce.
Now retired. Hardy wants to spend more time with Annie, and their grandson, he is heavy into woodworking, but his first love will always be Aviation and its history. In short, he wants to help.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Dave McIntosh
First off, I would like to say what a wonderful experience it was to serve on the board of directors over the past year. I am very eager to be re-elected as I feel I have not yet come close to reaching my full potential as a director. If re-elected I will continue to refine the plan for a youth initiative program/youth club to make it even easier for younger members to volunteer at our museum. I will also continue to concentrate my efforts towards creating a clear vision as to what our goals are and where our museum will be headed in the near, and distant future. Not only this, but I plan on being instrumental in helping our museum reach these goals.
For those who may have forgotten, I am a 21-year-old student at Coastal Pacific Aviation in Abbotsford. I am in my final semester of flight training, and will remain at the school to finish a degree in business over the next year. I have been a volunteer at the Canadian Museum of Flight for about 11 years and have been a part of many restoration projects ranging from the Handley Page Hampden to the Beech 18. I am also a self-taught tour guide and I also like doing the little things like sweeping and/or mopping the floors of the hangar when there’s nothing else I can help with. I enjoy every moment I spend in the hangar or around the yard and it is certainly the people that make it that way. I am still a glider instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and I hope to continue touring air cadet squadrons through the museum whenever the weather does not co-operate with the gliding program’s schedule. I also plan on organizing youth airplane washing days once the sun decides to show its face again.
If you can believe it, I have even more enthusiasm for this coming year than I did last year with respects to the board of directors. 1 feel as thought we have only just cracked the surface of what our museum can accomplish and I feel the museum will benefit even more if I am re-elected to the board of directors for another year.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate George Preston
Mr. George Preston was bom in Jubilee Hospital, Victoria B.C. in 1931. He received his primary and secondary education in Victoria, at Mount Newton High School and Victoria College. He attended Simon Fraser University and graduated from the University of British Columbia. He later graduated from a course of Merchandising and Management at General Motors in Detroit.
His first 12 years of employment were with Underwood Corporation and Manufactures’ Life, then 2%½ years with General motors and finally 36 years as President of Preston Chev Olds Ltd at 200th Street and the Langley Bypass.
George is an entrepreneur that has led a life of service to his community, Fame, by definition, is a state of being well known and of good reputation, to which can be added, being recognized by ones peers. By all these prerequisites, he qualifies. George, over the time, has sponsored almost 3- dozen health foundations and sports clubs. He has been Chairman and or President of almost every Society or Foundation in the district, most of which required financial or other assistance.
He was Mayor of the Municipality of Langley, 1975-1981. Chairperson of the Fraser River Port Authority, President of the Rotary Club and of the Chamber of Commerce, and at the same time received no less than five Commendations for Excellence from General Motors for sales and service.
George has been recognized a number of times and in a number of ways. Beside those awards for excellence in business, he has been recognized by Time Magazine, Sport B.C.-Support recognition, Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year, honorary Doctor of Law Degree-Kwantlen 2000, and recently the Langley Citizen of the Year. An impressive record of accomplishment indeed.
George serves on the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Aviation Council as a Regional Director and on the CMF Board of Directors in 2002/2003 as President.
2003/2004 Board of Director Candidate Terry Wadhams
I retired late in 1995 after a career in supply and inventory control at Shellburne Refinery, Westcoast Transmission and BC Tel (now Telus). For the last 4 years, I have served as a director and this past year as your Past President.
We have put in place and refined during the year many policy changes and we have been looking more to the volunteers for their input and thoughts. The progress of your Museum is still growing and it is evident that we are taking strides to furthering not only improving the over all look to the Museum but also our role as preserving our rich Canadian Aviation Heritage.
Now to keep that momentum we need to decide where the Museum should be next year, in three years and at the end of five years, starting with a vibrant and enthusiastic board. If elected, I look forward to serving on a board with the business acumen and director skills such as those represented by the new candidates that our nominating committee has attracted. Let’s keep rolling!
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE HANGAR
As this newsletter goes to print the new paint on the frame of CMF’s Fleet 80 Canuck is drying. Thanks to Don Butterley, Dave Paterson, and a little sunshine the job went flawless. Now the aircraft is ready to be assembled once again…bit by bit and piece by piece. It’s the putting together of the puzzle that attracts most of our volunteers, to be able to once again put the aircraft into airworthy condition and preserve its heritage for years to come.
All the flying aircraft except for the WACO Cabin have had their annuals completed and are ready to start the Museum’s flying season, CCW will be finished soon. The WACO INF was flown after it’s major repairs on the engine and wing spar and everything went well, it will once again fly this year with the other aircraft.
The SESa looks wonderful with her new paint job thanks to Gil, Ron and Jaz just to name a few.
Once the weather turns better work will start on painting and repairing the DC-3. If you are sturdy on ladders, not afraid of heights, and like to wing walk, give us a call, we would welcome your help.
We are also always in need of volunteers to maintain the outdoor area of our courtyard aircraft
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