ISSUE 58 SUMMER 1998 – Canadian Museum of Flight

CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT NEWSLETTER ISSUE 58 SUMMER 1998

JUNKERS F13 (e) 1930

EDITORIAL….. by ‘Gogl’ Goguillot

The following letter paraphrases and is stolen from one of the finest early Aviation Publications around. With thanks to Leo Opoycke, Editor of WWI Aero, from his issue No. 161 August 1998-the following…

SURVIVORS

Dear Survivor:

Please accept our condolences. Your collector has just died, and you, the (spouse, child, or significant other) have been left a mass of books, models, impediments with the written or verbal wish that you find a collection which will take it, all, in toto, intact, with the promise never to have any of it stored, sold, or stolen; and that it shall be displayed together with a large plaque with your collector’s name. It is optional to genuflect before it.

Congratulations! You have just acquired a monumental headache- cum-guilt trip. Yes, there is such a thing as control from beyond the grave… and you have just inherited it.

Where should you begin? You don’t even know what the stuff is, let alone what kind of facilities might want it. You don’t even know who to ask.

It is at this precise moment when the name drifts through your mind…Canadian Museum Of Flight Are they still around? (somewhere in the back of your mind you remember something about an Operation in Langley.) Can they help? How much will it cost? Can (will) they do it? Do they have time?

Your trembling finger starts pushing the mystic number;

1 (604) 532-0035

Aviation Museums and maybe other Museums) are facing further problems in that the average age of the members and directors is increasing and No “Young Blood” is joining to take over. The greatest single effort is that of EAA Young Eagles. C MF. member Mike Davenport is deeply involved with Young Eagles and kindly contributes the following:

YOUNG EAGLES PROGRAM

MISSION:
The mission of the BAA Aviation Foundation’s Young Eagles Program is to provide a motivational aviation experience, focusing on a demonstration flight in an airplane. The goal is to reach one million young people by the year 2003– the dawn of aviation’s second century and 50th anniversary of EAA.

Each participant will become a member of Eagle Flight. They will know the exhilaration and freedom of flight, as shared by a dedicated pilot whose life has been positively influenced by aviation. A member of Eagle Flight will also come to see and understand as through the eyes of an eagle that the true potential of life lies beyond everyday surroundings and may be reached through pursuit of high personal goals.

CMF MEMBER PILOT PARTICIPATION

1. Werner Griesbeck
2. Dan Holliday
3. Jim McRae
4. Gil Fanislau
5. Ted Harris
6. Mike Davenport
7. Ed Stacey
8. Stu Melvor
9. Bruce Guest
10. Bob Baldock
11.Terry Elgood
12.Glen Hoffman
13. David Huxley
14. Dirk Post
15. Leo Rolmer
16. Don Souter
17. Barry Schmidt
18. Bruce Daffey

Museum member Werner Griesbeck headed up an effort to send a Young Eagle, David Barkman to Oshkosh to participate in EAA’s Air Academy experience. Werner organized the funding, flight, and the tuition so that David could spend two weeks expanding his aviation horizon.

CMF Participation

There is no participation on the part of the museum. Young Eagles volunteers have suggested that it would be beneficial to the museum if they could provide free admission to the museum to the Young Eagles during the flight-days three times a year. This act would create significant good will in the community and would also provide an opportunity to distribute membership information.

The giant US petroleum company, PHILLIPS 66 continues to provide fuel rebates. Jaguar Motor Cars provides funding. Chuck Yeager lends his name and fame to the challenge. EAA has provided the idea and the focus. These people and organizations have seen the public relations value in the Young Eagles Program. Some of the museum members have seen fit to expend significant amounts of time and money in the project. Surely the museum could allow some free access to such a worthwhile program.

Since its inception, the Langley based group has flown well over 600 Young eagles. This work has provided a positive airport experience for the children and their parents as well as bringing the idea of flight to possibly well in excess of 1500 people. Not bad for just a dozen pilots and a handful of ground based volunteers.

Internationally, the numbers exceed 380,000 and are growing by over 95,000 annually towards the goal of 1,000,000 in 2003. What is the flow-through on the program? Since 1992, in 6 years 380,000 kids got their first light plane ride. If only 1% went on to aviation careers or education, that is 3800 new people in the area that we all hold so dear.

MISSION STATEMENT

“The Mission of the Canadian Museum Of Flight is to tell the fascinating story of aviation by collecting, restoring and preserving aircraft and artifacts.”

INSIDE

Editorial- by Gogi Goguillot Page 1
Museum Executive, Administration & Committees.. Page 2
Odds & Ends.. Page 3
Around the Museum. Page 4 & 5
Articles of interest…… Page 6
Classified ads & Information. Page 7
Hanger Humour & Letters.. Page 8

HOURS

10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Daily

ADMISSION FEES

General (Age 16 thru 59). ..5.00 plus GST
Senior (Age 60 plus)……. ..4.00 plus GST
Youth (Age 6 thru 15)…… .4.00 plus GST
Family (2 adults + 4 youth). 12.00 plus GST
Children (under 6). Free
Museum members. … Free

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES (GST included)

General 37.45
Senior 26.75
Family 48.15
Student 26.75

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 C.M.F. Newsletter.

The Editor reserves the right to make changes in manuscripts without altering the meaning.

Editor………. …”Gogi” Goguillot
Printing…… …Morice Kapustianyk
Photographer… …….Larry Niven

All mail and correspondence can be sent to:

Canadian Museum of Flight
c/o The Newsletter Editor
Unit No. 200-5333-216th Street
Langley, B.C.
V2Y 2N3

Tel: (604) 532-0035
Fax: (604) 532-0056
E-Mail: museum@direct.ca

Canadian Museum Of Flight

Directors

Butterley, Don. 576-1175
Chmilar, Sheila… 540-6236
Griesbeck, Werner. 856-5222
Harris, Ted….. 534-7568
Holiday, Dan 291-0934
Kendall, Dick 463-6181
Kingston, Barry. 826-2712
Krywiak, Ron. 433-6240
Manning, Wayne. Fax..538-9829
McWilliams, Ron 590-0226
Proulx, George 538-3836
Read, Michael 536-7402
Robinson, Jane 536-3287

Founding Directors

Thompson, Capt. Bill. 883-2445

General Manager: “Gogi” Goguillot
Office/Library: Bev Watson
Gift Shop: Sandy Tinsley

Office Phone……….. 532-0035
Fax….. 532-0056

Executive Committee

President….. …… George Proulx
Vice President.. …Don Butterley
Secretary-Treasurer.. …Sheila Chmilar

Standing Committees

Magazine Collection……………..
- George Proulx 538-3836
- Muir Adair 530-9758
Volunteer Coordinator.
- Merillee Elgood 279-2062 ..
- “Gogi” Goguillot 823-6428
Corporate Liaison.. Bev Watson 532-0035
Special Events.
- George Proulx 538-3836
- Jane Robinson 536-3287
Newsletter layout/printing.. Morice Kapustianyk 857-0551
Restoration. Werner Griesbeck 856-5222
Research……………. Jerry Vernon 420-6065 – Fax 420-1684
Computer Services. …Michael Read 536-7402
Exhibits & Displays.
- Ron McWilliams 590-0226
- Sheila Chmilar 540-6236
Grounds & Janitorial.. Ron McWilliams 590-0226
Transportaion…
Meetings/Prep Entertainment. open
Hampden (Ad Hoc)…. Fred Gardham 681-6886
Disposals Committee Chairman. 590-1855
Disposals Committee.
- open
- …Gogi Goguillot 823-6428
Casino. Jane Robinson 536-3287
Lodestar. John DeVisser 277-4377
Aircraft/Flying Committee… Gogi Goguillot (current pilot) 823-6428
Keeper of Aircraft. Ron Krywiak 433-6240

ODDS & Ends

Canadian Museum of Flight

GENERAL MEETING & Barbecue

CMF HANGAR

SEPTEMBER 26, 1998

Cocktails 6:00 P.M.- Burgers 7:00 P.M.
Tickets: $13.00 p.p. (incl. GST)
Available at the Gift Shop Langley Airport

RSVP before September 19, 1998 call: 532-0035

Bring a New Member

REMEMBER ?

ALL members are entitled to a 10% discount on regular priced merchandise in the GIFT SHOP

SPECIAL “Pioneering Aviation In The West” Price: $5.00 GST included

Letter to: The Canadian Museum of Flight

Attn: Mr. Lloyd Bungey

Dear Sirs;

In recent years I have been collecting photos and other historical information relating to the development of aviation in Central B. C. The time span I am concentrating on is 1920 to 1950, perhaps I will be able to get this into print at this point. I have your book, Pioneering Aviation in the West and have been fascinated by the many stories related in the book.

Anything that relates to Prince George is particularly interesting to me. On Page 80 of your book there is a write-up about Dominion Airways and the Yarrow Aircraft Corporation. A Stinson Reliant is noted, and I suspect there was a Stinson Detroiter as well, all of which leads to my story.

In the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register a Stinson-Detroiter, CF-AMD, was bought by Yarrow for Dominion Airways and as far as 1 can see there are no other Detroiters with the registration starting with “A”. The enclosed photo is a Detroiter at Prince George presumably the Yarrow Aircraft, 1930. The family in the picture is named Fisk, I don’t know who the gent is standing at the aircraft tail. And, according to the Register, this aircraft had a life of only two months. So! my burning question is; “What was Dominion Airways doing at Prince George? and who was the pilot ? Perhaps someone in your organization may be interested in this event.

Yours sincerely, Trelle A. Morrow

A STINSON-DETROITER in Prince George (c) 1930 The Fisk family is pictured here (Man on the left is unknown)

Yes! A real live PBY Catalina Parked In The Sun & Ready To Fly…

(This little “Gem” was spotted by Alan Robertson of West Vancouver, BC and the following story on the aircraft is taken from the”Trople Tusker Tales” Newsletter of Squadron 413 Royal Canadian Air Force April 1998 issue)

Driving by Nanaimo Airport on Vancouver Island my heart skipped a beat when I saw the familiar outline of a- Catalina FB. Closer inspection revealed not one, but two former Fire Bombers being serviced by Catalina Air Services Ltd. A phone call was enough to receive an invitation from Ray Williams to drop by for a visit. Ray is a structures and Fabric Specialist and has been working on such restoration projects for almost twenty years. His current contract involves a complete refurbishing of the interiors of the two Cats, and the construction of special items like a stair entrance for passengers via the tunnel hatch, an enlarged loading hatch on the Port side of the navigation cabin, and new blisters in place of the old waste hatches.

Seeing this work reminded me of the trip in February 1944 when I left Oban in Scotland as a newly qualified flying boat captain to join 240 Squadron at Madras. Our route took us by way of Gibraltar, Tobruk, Rod-el-Farog, Kasfareit, Habbaniya, Bahrein, Korangi Creek and the final touchdown at Redhills Like in India in July. What I would have given to have had a structure Specialist like Ray Williams on the crew for that trip. But, that, as they say. is another story, perhaps for a future issue of Tropic Tusker Tales.

Bev says, “We have “…

Framed “3D” pictures BAE 146-CF105 – GRUMMAN F4B-1 at 199.95 each Handcrafted wooden models – assorted Artists interpretations at; $ 29.95 each

IN & AROUND THE MUSEUM

One of the growing number of of school tours at the Canadian Museum of Flight.

CMF Vice-President Don Butterely is seen here at work on the “Taylor Monoplane” project in the CMF Hangar.

Volunteer Day- A great turnout. We’ve never before had so many clean airplanes.

Ken Kulla put together this award winning float and entered it on behalf of the Canadian Museum of Flight in the Langley/Canada Day Parade.

ART SELLER MEMORIAL UNVEILED

A very fitting and beautiful memorial cairn has been erected in the parking lot south of the O Control Tower by the airport’s Canadian Museum of Flight in memory of Art Seller, the first tenant of Langley Airport.

Art’s passing last year seemed to end an era at the airport. He started this airport and always held a great regard for it. He was a friend to all who flew and we enjoyed seeing him fly his Stearman open cockpit, leather cap and goggles. The caim has been skillfully designed and crafted by members of the museum, in particular – Bill Marr, Gil Farslau and Ted Harris. The area will eventually be landscaped and the memorial calm will be the historical centre piece of the airport.

Well done.

VOLUNTEER & MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY

Saturday, September 12, 1998

10:00 a.m. Noon
Volunteer General Meeting
in the DC3 Clubhouse “let’s discuss volunteer/ involvement in the museum”.

Stock Reduction Sale

Members Only-10% -25% -50% & 75% Off
All Gift Shop Inventory

1:00-5:00 P.M. Member Airplane Rides
5:00 P.M. Burgers-Fries-Corn on the cob – Beverages $ 6:00 per person

ISLAND VALLEY AIRWAYS

begins scheduled flights from LANGLEY to VICTORIA & NANAIMO

CONGRATULATIONS Langley Airport!

Island Valley Airways made its maiden flighton June 3, 1998 making Langley Canada’s newest destination airport

Tired of fighting traffic, long lineups at the ferry terminals, or security checks and improvement fees at the Vancouver International? Then Island Valley Airways offers a solution

“We sell time,” says company president, Brent Kerr, in the spacious waiting room of the 9000 sq. foot hangar at Langley Airport

“We’re not really competing with other airlines. We are competing with the ferries. We’ve scheduled passenger services to offer an alternative to the ferries, and we’ve priced our services to make it attractive to people who would take the ferry. “Island Valley offers three flights to Victoria and two to Nanaimo each weekday using a 19 passenger deHavilland Twin Otter.

Each flight takes 25 minutes or less at low altitude over some of the most scenic areas of the west coast-so be sure to take your camera along! For the most adventurous, there is also an amphibious Beaver available for charter flights.

The waiting room is tastefully decorated with vintage airline posters and their attractive logo is in keeping with the vintage theme. All aircraft interiors are beautifully furbished with rich leather seats in burgundy and hunter green Kerr said the success of Westjet service from Abbotsford Airport to other locations in Western Canada prove that there is plenty of room in the market place for scheduled air service in the Fraser Valley. To prove his point he sites the growing population, difficulty of getting to YVR and less congestion on the Fraser Valley roads

Lorraine Dronen, the company’s marketing manager administrator says the response to the new service has been great. “We are receiving an incredible amount of calls from both sides of the stralt.”

The Canadian Museum of Flight would like to welcome the newest member to the Langley Airport community, Island Valley Airways.

If you wish to check them out, you can give them a call at 1-877-FLY-OVER.

1917 SOPWITH CAMEL

Canadian Museum of Flight member Doug Moan is seen preparing a “1917 Sopwith Camel for a variety of spectators who showed interest in the display at the Ocean Park Shopping Centre in White Rock., B.C.

CLASSIFIEDS

BOEING MUSEUM TOUR

Efforts to organize a tour to the Boeing Museum in Seattle are not progressing quickly. A viable number is about 40 folk- so far we have 22.. The cost is $40.00 per person. The tour is 12 hours – Langley and return. Want to join the group? Call Gogi at 532-0035

Advertising RATES: 1/4 page 50.00 FOR SALE 75.00 100.00 1/2 page Full page CLASSIFIEDS: 50 words or less Members; 10.00 General; introduce your business and product to our members… 15.00 Your ads will assist the Museum programs and If you need more information! Please call; 1 (604) 532-0035

Aircraft parts – great for homebuilders: Rod end bearings, guages, activators, filler necks, valves, drains, regulators, shock mounts, hose fittings, & much more… Visit us on the Langley Airport. Special needs? Call 532-0035

Visit the MUSEUM GIFT SHOP We have a LARGE Inventory of VIDEOS, MAGAZINES, MODELS, CARDS, COASTERS, PRINTS ETC. So III Kick your rudder to starboard, slide into our glide path and “TOUCH DOWN” at the CMF GIFT SHOP

LETTERS RECEIVED.

Dear Gogi & Don;

I write to thank you for the courtesy that you both showed to me and my son-in-law when we visited you at the beginning of May.

It was a memorable day for both of us, but especially for me. To renew my acquaintance with 5875 was a great experience and brought back many memories of 19 EFTS Virden and of the snow and cold of the winter of 1941, when I arrived there in November.

I do congratulate you on the high standard of your exhibits and of the Museum in general. It is good to know that there are still enthusiasts such as you and your staff who keep alive the memories of aircraft that have played such a part in the history of your country, and the part that the Commonwealth Air Training Plan played in the winning of the last war.

With all my best wishes for the future of your enterprise,

Yours sincerely, Ivan McLannakan (ex. 915499 LAC McLannahan, I. F.GG., Pilot U/T 19 EFTS.!) Welton Lincoln LN2 3LX 4 The Grove

“HANGAR HUMOUR ”

Paratroopers first jump from a C47 Transport during the second world war…………..

A Captain in the Canadian army had just completed ground training for a platoon of new paratroop recruits and they had just taken off in a transport plane to make their first aerial jump during the training session. The Captain had explained all the necessary details to the recruits on the ground prior to taking off and as they were climbing toward the necessary drop altitude, the Captain was walking back and forth in the cabin giving some final encouragement to these very nervous lads.

“Now remember,” The Captain said, ” there is nothing to fear when you make your jump, your main parachute is attached to a static line and as you clear the aircraft your parachute will open automatically and you All I said was. “Push off””” G-CASO will descend safely to the ground. However, should for any reason your main chute does not function properly or fail to open, you will merely reach for the ring on your emergency chute, pull the cord and the second chute will open and you will descend to the ground safely.”

As the Captain was giving these crucial instructions, he had noticed one young lad who had been acting very nervous and was pale, so he stopped in front of this lad and said,” Soldier, do you have any questions?” “Yes, Sir,” The lad replied, “how long do I have to pull my reserve chute cord?”

The Captain looked him in the eye, and said,
“The Rest Of Your Life, My Son, The Rest Of Your Life.”

If you have any humourous stories, experiences or any Ha, Ha’s in the aircraft or military vane you would like to share with the rest of us? Well, send them in to the Editor and he’ll do his best to publish them [space permitting). Thank you!

“Do You Know?”

by Barry Kingston

I don’t like statistics! Never have! Never will!

Someone once said, “There are liars, Bloody liars, and statisticians”. But, this is beside the point…

A lot of “stuff” comes across my desk in a week. It can be classified as “interesting”, Readable”, Useful,” I didn’t know that”, “Semi garbage”, and at the bottom of the list “Put this in the round file!”

But, I digress. I received a sheet the other day called “Transport Trends”, put out by Transport Canada Pacific Region. You may find some of the facts boring, or interesting, or even enlightening, employment. but however you do react, read on.

Did you know that in 1997 there were 1,622,543 aircraft movements in B.C. compared with 6,312,080 for all of Canada? Not impressed? Well, try this. There are 5380 registered aircraft in B.C., compared with 28,038 for all of Canada

That’s over 19 %!

No? O.K. Try this.

B.C. has 110 certified aerodromes and 244 registered aerodromes. Well, there’s Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Etc., Etc., Etc. Try naming two dozen.

How about the flying public?

Nearly 15 million people traveled through YVR in 1997. That’s about half the population of Canada! People in the know figure that that number will reach 17 million by 2005!

Had enough? No? O.K. Here’s some more.

In 1995 (not so long ago) Vancouver was linked to seven cities in the U.s. In 1997, thanks to “Open Skies, YVR has flights to 20 urban centres. (name more than six!)

Does aviation affect employment? You be the judge.

About 17,000 people are directly employed at Vancouver International. (That’s 6,000 more than are employed in the B.C. Mining Industry). Overall, YVR generates somewhere in the region of 39,000 jobs in B.C., including direct and indirect

Here is the penultimate fact.

Every 747 that takes off from Vancouver generates the equivalent of about a full year of employment for one person, and every time its wheels leave the ground it leaves behind 5 68,000.00…

And lastly………..

Helljet Airways provides the only commuter service of its kind in North America, with five Sikorsky S-76’s in schedule service from Vancouver to Victoria, and from Victoria to Seattle.

So now you know a few things you didn’t know five minutes ago. Or will it make a difference to your life? Or who cares?