Museum Newsletter #46

CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION 13527 Crescent Road, Surrey, BC, V4P 1J5 PH. (604)535-1115 SPRING 95

CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION

The C.M.F.T. is a non-profit society dedicated to the preservation of aviation and transportation heritage. Membership can be obtained by paying the dues. Chantable 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 who are elected by the members at the General Meeting in April.

CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bill Emerslund, Burnaby…… 298-6374 Doug Fraser, Delta.. Fred Gardham, Vancouver 946-2293 . 681-6886 Tony Hudak, Surrey Ron McWilliams, Surrey 590-1855 590-0226 George Proulx, White Rock 538-3836 Carol Morelli, Surrey. Wayne Ralph, White Rock 538-0741 538-9434 John Reid, Richmond….. 271-1899 530-5013 Brad Thomas, Langley

LIFETIME DIRECTORS/GOVERNORS

Barry Jackson, North Vancouver Ron W. Stunden, Richmond… 932-2367 277-3827 W.A. (Bill) Thompson, Pender Hrb 883-2445 Ed Zalesky, White Rock 535-1115 Rose Zalesky, White Rock….. 535-1115

EXECUTIVE COMMITEE

President.. George Proulx Vice President. Doug Fraser Rose Zalesky Seceratary Treasurer

STANDING COMMITTEES

Magazine Collection …… George Proulx Membership Volunteer Co-ordinator Open Open Corporate Liason Open Public Relations Special Events Open Carol Morelli Newsletter.. Restoration Brad Thomas Open Research. Jerry Veron Don Olson Photo Reproduction Computer Services.. Exhibits Maintenance…. Ron McWilliams Micheal Read Flying.. … Open Grounds Library. . Open Margaret Giacomello Collections Jerry Veron Transportation/Hauling . Tony Hudak … Open Meetings/Entertainment George Proulx Bingo.. Hampden (Ad Hoc). Fred Gardham Parts Disposal (Ad Hoc)… Barry Jackson.

IN THIS ISSUE

New Langley Exhibit Building…4 Around the Site 13 . Letters 3 Restorations 14 . Radiation Visit 12 Other Groups 15 Fundraisers 19 . Giftshop 17

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The Newsletter is compiled and published Quarterly by the 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. The newsletter is put together on a 486/66 using Ventura Publisher, a Logitech hand scanner, a Raven 300 dpi Laser printer and a variety of wordprocessors.

CALENDER OF EVENTS CMFT

General Meeting …. Apr 21 Workbee. Every Saturday

COVER PHOTO:

A view of the new display facility taken form the south. This is the way that visitors would approach the building. You can see from the sign that the previous users of the structure were involved in aircraft maintenance. The small sign on the left invites patrons to the Dakota Cafe.

LETTERS

FAIRCHILD HERITAGE

We are impressed with your newsletter. We are still trying to get off the ground. I wish we were closer to you folks so we could participate in your activities. Hope to be in your area during September. We are planning to attend the IPMS fun at Burnaby and we want to include your museum in our itinerary. Best of luck.

Stan Williams Vice President Fairchild Heritage Museum Foundation

VANCOUVER NOSTALGIA

Having come across one of your old newsletters, and seeing Zalesky’s name, brought back some memories of flying for the first time. The flying school was Vancouver U Fly at the I believe. Vancouver airport when I was 20 years old. This was in the spring of 1948.

I still remember my introductory flight and bow (the instructor) made my jowls drop and also of course my solo flight at 8 hours. I soloed June 23 in Cessna 140 CF-EKT.I didn’t finish the course though; I got married instead. I still have “Airport Procedures” and “Lets Understand Each Other” as well as my old log book.

In 1986 I got another logbook as I became interested in Ultra-Lite planes. I have built 3 of them and consider them FUN flying.

However, I am writing this more for nostalgia and I would like to tell of when on a solo flight in the school Cessna; a side window popped open and as we had never flown with it open, it alarmed me. In my haste to close it, the scissors like hinge cut my right thumb. By the time I was able to land and taxi back to the office, (fortunately I got a green light…imagine no radio at the Vancouver Airport!) the blood on the instrument board and the throttle, plus the blood drops on the carpet did not make the manager, Neil Cameron, too happy! Those 1946 Cessnas were pretty close to brand new

A.R. Clements Princeton, B.C.

Standing with the Cessna Mr. Clements soloed in, CF-EKT, we have members of Vancouver U Fly in 1947. Starting on the left we have Roly, Cecil Long, Neil Cameron and Loyd Michaud.

NEW LANGLEY EXHIBIT BUILDING

The new building as seen from the north side. The large hangar door is on the end of the structure at the left of the photo. The airport cafe and their picnic tables are visible towards the centre. There is a taxiway down both sides of the property and lots of parking.

On the evening of February 17, at the General Meeting being held at Yic’s restaurant, the Museum’s President, George Proulx, announced the achievement of a milestone in the CMFT’s history. For the first time in the 19 years that the society has been in existence, it now has it’s own land and building. The CMFT has purchased a 7,600 sq.ft. building on a 34,100 sq.ft. leased lot at the Langley Airport.

The building is a twenty something year old metal clad, wood framed Quonset style hangar. It is known as Building #3 at the Langley Airport and is located towards the south side of the airfield. There is about 5,200 sq.ft. of open display space and seven smaller areas for use as offices or storage. One of these areas is occupied by an operating coffee shop. Several of the other rooms are currently being leased as storage space to other businesses on the airport.

Of the several Lower Mainland airports, the Langley Airport was the only location where the Museum was able to negotiate the outright purchase of a building. Without a pre-existing building the, Museum would not be able to start a move before the June deadline that the City of Surrey has set for the CMFT to leave it’s Crescent Road site. The space at Langley is too small to accommodate more than a select portion of the Museum’s collection, so alternate arrangements will have to be made for the storage of a large variety of other material.

A photo of the inside of the hangar area taken from the north end. The helicopter was being stored inside for the winter by Tundra Helicopters. The building may be small and may need some work but there is no place like home!

NEW SITE WORK

Once final approval is obtained from Langley Township, which is expected by the end of March, Museum volunteers can begin to prepare the building for occupancy. There is the regular cleaning and painting that is required when moving in almost anywhere. The hangar floor could use a new coat of paint as well as several of the walls. Some plumbing will be required so that things like hoses can be connected for the cleaning of any outdoor displays. Carpentry skills are required to help upgrade a firewall and cleanup the appearance of doorways and walls.

Many projects need to be done so that the building can be opened to the public. Some small ramps will need to be built to assure wheelchair access to the displays and a washroom modified for the use of the handicapped. A sprinkler system may be required. The exterior of the building has been recently painted but the roof still needs a coat as well as some patching. This is not as simple as it sounds due to the shape of the roof. The large horizontal folding door on the north side of the building has suffered some damage during a windstorm and will need to be replaced.

Because of the small (relatively speaking) size of the indoor exhibit area only about six of the Museum’s more fragile and complete aircraft will be moved into the small display area. The Board of Directors is still wrestling with the difficult choice of which aircraft to exhibit.

The main exhibit hall showing the hangar doors, which unfortunately will need to be replaced. In the condition they are in now there is only about 11′ of clear space when they are open. Some planes like the Museum’s Lysander and Norseman are over 13′ tall.

Whichever planes are chosen, visitors are sure to be able to see planes that have not been on view for many years. If any of the members have ideas about which aircraft should be part of the display send the Museum a letter or let Ron McWilliams, the new head of the Exhibits Maintenance committee, know about your preferences.(590-0226)

The gift shop will be transferred to the new site. It will most likely undergo a change in size and merchandise. Many heavy cabinets of important files will need to be hauled to the new offices. Because of the limited area only a small amount of space will be available for a workshop. This space, however small, will be required so that the exhibits can be assembled and maintained. Work will probably also continue at Langley on the Hampden project.

Plans call for moving the triple ATCO from Surrey to Langley. An Engineer will have to certify the structure of the ATCO and an architectural drawing will have to be prepared of it at the new location. It will need to be carefully anchored and most likely refinished with new skirting and cladding. A new roof may need to be installed. If the public is to be permitted access to the ATCO then it will also have to be brought up to code and have wheelchair ramps installed.

THE DRY ADVANTAGE

With it’s new dry indoor exhibit facility, the Museum will be able to display some of the smaller artifacts for the first time. The uniformed mannequins can be set up and artifacts like the cutaway Goblin turbine engine can be cleaned up for viewing. Many of the display cases currently at the Museum will need to be refurbished for use displaying things like models and memorabilia. New purpose built showcases would be great, if someone wants to volunteer to take on that kind of work.

Dakotas Airport Cafe is the Museum’s tenant in the comer of the building. Simon Chen and his family operate this popular establishment and they hope Museum visitors will stop in for lunch. The cafe will also be convenient for volunteers working at the site.

This new facility also allows the Museum the opportunity to remain open to the public on a year round basis. The display area will no longer turn into a muddy swamp with the onset of winter. If the membership is actively involved in programs at the Museum during the winter months, then it should not be a problem to host the smaller flow of winter visitors.

Once the indoor aircraft are in position, some of the outside displays can be transported from the old site and installed at the new. The large and the hardy will still have to be displayed outdoors but the aluminum aircraft can now benefit from the maintenance attention that had to be expended on the fabric covered craft that used to spend time outside. Ramp space is limited, so again hard choices will have to be made regarding which planes are placed on display.

NEIGHBOURS

The new building is located between the Westcoast Flight Training Centre and the Valley Aero Engine shop. Our neighbour across the road is Maxcraft Avionics. Both Tundra Helicopters and Heli-Logistics have buildings nearby and can be seen practising at the hover pad across the road from the Museum hangar.

Just near the entrance to the airport proper, sparkling in the sun, is the newly refurbished DC-3 of the Friends of the DC-3. Their results, after many years of labour, are a testament to what an enthusiastic group of volunteers can accomplish. They have graciously offered the CMFT the use of their meeting facilities. They should also be full of advice when it comes to restoring and maintaining our aircraft.

This picture shows the mezzanine storage area above the offices on the south side of the building. You can see that the platform at the top is missing a hand railing. This is one of the myriad of tasks that will need to be done by skilled carpenters. This area is currently being leased out as storage to someone, so it may not be available to the museum for some time.

Of course Langley is the home to 230 to 250 private aircraft both on the tarmac and in the many T-hangars on the airport. The Airport Manager at Langley is former Snowbirds Commanding Officer, George Miller. George is striving to create an energetic and thriving facility for Langley Township. He is “Delighted” that the Museum has come to Langley and feels that this is what the airport needs. “The Museum is part of an improvement process and should provide a good draw for the public and pilots.” The CMFT shares that hope and wishes to do the local community proud.

SOME GOOD THINGS WE LOSE

One of the casualties of the move will be that the CMFT we will no longer be able to cater to those who come for our present park like setting, to spend a leisurely afternoon with their families. Dakota’s Airport Cafe has three picnic tables available with a good view of the airfield activity but gone are the open spaces, the green grass, the trees and the duck pond. There is still a great view of the mountains and there should be slightly dryer weather in Langley.

Another potential loss may be Wings & Wheels, the International Nissan Meet, and the British and European Car Meets – at least in the traditional sense. The large open grassy areas between the aircraft exhibits are no longer available for parking cars, trucks and motorcycles. The 14th annual Wings & Wheels may be organized differently, incorporated with Langley Days or may not run at all. Preliminary inquiries have been made, and the event is considered to be an asset to the airport and to the community, but a coordinator/organizer is needed to work with the Airport Manager and other tenants at the airport to see if it can be made to work. Who is willing to take on the project? Perhaps the Museum can salvage a fun event which will benefit the participants, the airport, and the museum.

The arrow marks the outline of the new exhibit hall located on the Langley Airport. Access to the site is through the gate on 216 street. The Langley Airport is fairly central point in the Fraser Valley. It is a 45 minute drive from both Vancouver and Chilliwack. The new place is not too far from the old (about 25 minutes) so it is hoped that long time volunteers will still be able to travel to the Museum to contribute their time. There is easy access from both the Trans Canada and Highway 10. Hopefully signage will be erected this year to help guide new visitors.

The entire airport is already fenced and there are gates at all the entrances that are closed at night. Apparently Langley Airport has plans to fence off some of the more active areas of the taxiways to provide safety for an increased public presence. A 6 foot high perimeter fence will most likely need to be installed by the Museum in order to separate the outdoor displays from the parking. Anywhere from 300 to 600 feet must be fenced with page wire or other equivalent type. The CMFT is looking for a good deal on this requirement. Good used fencing is okay.

STORAGE STILL NEEDED

The Museum still needs to find a location somewhere in the lower mainland to store the aircraft not on display, the several 20′ and 40′ shipping containers full of parts, large chunks of aircraft salvage and the books and periodicals that will not fit into the small space available at the Langley location. With luck, this site will have a building that can be used as a restoration shop and would be fenced. The storage site must be inexpensive, and it must be available for upwards of 5 years. Perhaps there may be an empty warehouse, factory, or barn – or space in one.

All of the library material may not fit at the new site. Margaret Giacomello, the Librarian needs help to weed, reorganize and determine which items will be transferred. The rest has to be boxed up, carefully prepared and labelled for long term storage, and it has to be done as soon as possible.Call the Museum if you would like to be a Library Assistant.

Basil and Chris Watson have offered space to store a small portion of the periodicals, but we need a lot more dry storage space for the portion of our huge collection of periodicals (magazines) that cannot be accommodated at the new site.

The CMFT may now have the first space it can call it’s own, but the Museum will still be required to continue using storage space borrowed from members. Lifetime Director

Capt. Bill Thompson has generously agreed to store some of the Museum’s engines on his property. He has a rather novel and functional method of sheltering them with inverted fish containers. Member Mark Zalesky is storing the Waco INF, SE5A and Bowlus glider in a nice dry building. He has also offered space in his personal workshop for the partially restored Waco cabin biplane and Cornell trainer. If you have, or know of someone who might have available land or buildings please call the museum at 535-1115.

This plan view of the new building shows the 60′ x 80′ display area and the layout of the various rooms around it. The long space in the upper left is the cafe. There are no dimensions but the cars give an idea of the scale. 10

THE ZALESKY FACTOR

The Zalesky family are staying on only until the transition to the Langley site is underway. That means that the Museum loses three full time volunteers whose work and expertise must be picked up by others.

Other volunteers at the Museum already have their hands full, so this is your opportunity to get in on the action, especially if you are one of those who are convinced they can do better. By necessity, the Museum is basically run as if it were a business enterprise, so good business sense and practices must be used in its operation. At the same time, we must adhere to museum principles and procedures, which means lots of paperwork. If you’d like to help run the show, please send in a written application stating how much time you can devote (no pay, sorry), and what your qualifications are. You will be responsible, as are all volunteers and employees, to the Board of Directors and to the membership.

The Museum uses a sophisticated, custom designed computer program to track all donations, memberships, inventory, gift shop accounting and point of sale functions. Volunteers are needed to assist a part time staff person operate the gift shop and admissions sales, and do data entry for the accessions clerk (person who accepts donations and issues tax deductible receipts) in spare time. This is one of the most important jobs in the organization. The Museum is self-supporting, with most funds for operation being earned from the sales of goods in the gift shop and admission fees. Please offer your help. You are needed now at the Crescent Road site, and you will be needed at the Langley site on a continuing basis. Call John Reid at 535- 1115.

PEOPLE WITH SKILLS OF ALL KINDS NEEDED

Some of the ongoing tasks include fundraising, promotion, graphics, sign writing, desktop publishing, design and building of exhibits, organizing outreach exhibits, special events, educational programs, in-house and at schools, clerking, janitorial duties, writing instruction manuals for the Museum’s computer system, and the Museum’s general operations, coordinating volunteer activities, and so much more.

Once the move is complete, and shop space acquired, opportunities to restore or refurbish some of the airplanes will be available. In the meantime, the airplanes still need to be kept clean, and minor maintenance done for cosmetic appearance.

We must make arrangements now for the donated use or reasonable rental of heavy hauling, loading and unloading equipment. Cloverdale Truss have generously offered their help, but it is too much to ask of them to move it all.

Lots of help is needed to sort and pack parts and pieces in preparation for the move, and to haul away items that are not worth moving. Some of the airplanes must be dismantled and prepared for moving. The grounds have to be cleaned up and left tidy,

BRIGHT FUTURE

With it’s outdoor displays, the CMFT has attracted visitors from all over the world. The new indoor exhibits are expected to provide an even more exciting draw. With the display building now located on an active airport the number of fly-in visitors will certainly increase.

Now that the Museum has a long term lease and owns a building, the ability to fundraise from corporations has increased. The fact that the members can enjoy the feeling of having ‘a place of our own’ should foster much enthusiasm and provide the new site with a vibrant atmosphere.

The Langley location is an excellent opportunity to continue to build the Museum. It is a friendly place with a good future and is a wonderful place to nurture the growth of this new stage in the life of the Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation.

RADIATION REVISITED

The CMFT was visited once The again by radiation consultant John DeJong. John spent several days at the Museum last year to do a radiation survey of the site for Atomic Energy Canada. Now he came to implement the clean up plan that resulted from his report.

John spent the better part of a week in March working with Museum volunteers to collect up the various gauges and switches that were deemed to be radioactive and placing them into sealed storage containers. Older gauges were painted with radioactive radium so they would glow in the dark. For unknown reasons some old Bakelite switches register as well even though they were never painted.

The amount of radiation from a single gauge is small, but Atomic Energy Canada wanted to investigate Canada’s Museums because they might have large collections of old instruments that were stored in a manner that would put museum workers or the public at risk. Radioactive dust could escape from damaged instruments and thus pose a slightly higher health risk.

John DeJong, inky Klett and John Clark pose with a drum of the radioactive material they have collected. All the loose items containing radium have been put in sealed in containers and stored in a well marked area. John is holding up a coloured ‘Radiation Area’ sign that does not reproduce well.

The broken instruments and those artifacts that were too hot were sealed in a 45 gallon drum are being disposed of at a facility in Chalk River. An altimeter from the Hampden, although broken, was retained due to its unique nature.

The material that the Museum is keeping was put into about 24 five gallon drums for the upcoming move. Each drum carefully labled with its contents and their accession numbers.

Instruments used in aircraft displays pose no hazard to the public so they were not removed. It will be possible to use the original gauges when doing a restoration.

Not only did John DeJong do a great job of helping to clean up the Museum site, but he was inspired to become a new member.

AROUND THE SITE

The Mooney was hung in the building with care, in hopes to avoid the moist winter air. The work crew all straining, arms over their heads, while dreams of an indoor site dance in their heads.

Thanks to the saturday crew who managed to get most of the fabric covered aircraft into relatively dry storage for the winter.

This pile of containers crowding the CMFT parking lot hints at the amount of packing involved to get the museum and Airplane Supply Co. moved off the site. More containers will be needed so if someone cares to donate any, it would be greatly appreciated.

RESTORATIONS

HAMPDEN P5436

Despite the cold weather, Fred Gardham contines to make progress on the Hampden. Preparing to mount the vacuform engines, he has installed the cowlings.

The vacuforming experience and equipment will be provided by Brent Stickle who has done large forming of Kyak hulls. The next step in the engine production process is the construction of a plug for forming the mold. Brent may take a casting of the recovered Bristol Pegasus engine.

Fred is currently fabricating the the flaps and ailerons, in a bay at Jerry Olsen’s fibreglass shop, using the table built for him by Don Dines. Much of the work will be done indoors with the odd trip to the Museum for fitting tests. Unfortunately having the Hampden outdoors slows down progress.

It is with sadness that we must report that long time volunteer and previous Museum Director, lan Morrison has passed away. lan was producing the drawings needed for the Hampden Project.

Fred and Inky try test fit the spars for the flaps and drill the attachment holes. Next Fred will build up the leading and trailing edges indoors!

NORSEMAN BSC

While the Norseman CF-BSC has not been While a very active restoration project since Expo 86, some work does continue. Okanagan Aero Engines Ltd. has made the CMFT an offer the Board of Directors could not refuse to rebuild the P & WR1340 engine core.

Ed Haasdyk of Okanagan Aero has preformed a Major Overhaul and placed the new engine into a sealed engine container. Thanks to Okanagan Aero who generously donated towards the overhaul themselves. The money for this project comes from funds that had been previously raised for the Norseman restoration by a Casino night. Thanks to the volunteers that staffed that event and those volunteers who prepared a container and shipped the engine.

OTHER GROUPS

AIR FORCE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

Were you (or are you) an Air Force officer? The Royal Air Force Ex-Officers’ Association was officially formed at Vancouver in 1936. In 1945 the name was shortened to simply “The Air Force Officers’ Association”. Membership. is open to ex-officers of all Commonwealth air forces, while those from any air force allied to Canada by treaty can join as Associates.

Over the past few years, all of the remaining World War I members have passed away, and a number of the W.W.Il types are getting long in the tooth as well. As with many such organizations, if some young(er) blood is not soon found, the AFOA will eventually wither and die in another decade or so.

The AFOA is largely a social body, holding several monthly dinners, an Air Force Birthday Mess Dinner, a Battle of Britain Brunch, a couple of ladies events and the infamous November 11th Dawn Patrol breakfast.

Already included in this happy throng are CMFT’s John Reid and Jerry Vernon. At a recent Directors’ meeting, the phoning committee conveniently forgot to inform Jerry of the change of meeting time and, in the time- honoured Air Force tradition, he was elected in absentia as Membership Chairman.

The AOFA actively support CMFT and have a Life Membership. Also, several members joined CMFT during our spring membership drive, and have since renewed, in spite of not winning the trip to London.

If you qualify, you are urged to phone the aforementioned Membership Chairman at 420-6065 for more details. Better still, just simply send in your $20.00 dues, with some brief details of your past service in a friendly air force, to:

Jim Keene, Secretary Air Force Officers’ Association 1249 Clyde Avenue West Vancouver, B.C. V7T 1E6

Standing in front of the H-21 helicopter are, on the left, Captain Bob Richter of the Comox Air Force Museum and the CMFT’s own Jerry Vernon. Captain Richter visited our museum in December to discuss the possibilities of trading the H-21 helicopter to the Comox Museum for one of their aircraft. The Comox Air Force Museum concentrates it’s efforts on collecting the aircraft types that were stationed at C.F.B. Comox. CMFT President George Proulx also met with the Captain and they chatted about the joys, trials and tribulations of operating aircraft museums.

50 YEARS AGO

A flight of 5 Grumman Avengers and a search flying boat all dissapear inside the “Bermuda Triangle”…. still not located!

NOMINATIONS

The Annual General Meeting will be taking The place on Friday April 21. Elections for a new board of directors will be held during this meeting. There are 10 elected positions to be filled each year. The terms of three of the present directors have expired. Some have allowed their names to stand for the coming year, but there will still be vacant seats to fill to give us a full state of directors for the 1995-1996 season.

A letter of nomination, backed by the signature of two seconders who themselves are members in good standing, can be sent to the Museum, to the attention of Ron McWilliams, chair of the Nominating Committee, or phone him at his residence, 590-0226.

All members are asked to seriously consider serving on the Board of Directors. The Museum is currently in a state of flux as we move to a new homesite. The CMFT needs you and your talents to help guide it in this dynamic period. Thank-you.

WANTS & NEEDS

The upcoming move is going to be very T expensive for the Museum. It would help our situation greatly if we could get the following items at low cost. It would be even better if they could be borrowed or donated.

• A step van or box van
• 20′ shipping containers
• Exterior doors
• 40′ shipping containers
• An enclosed semi-trailer
• Fork lifts
• Paint interior, exterior
• Shelving
• Indoor/outdoor carpeting

If you know of any items on the list please call the Museum at 535-1115 or call one of the Directors at the number in the masthead.

DONATIONS RECEIVED

A special thanks to the following people who have made contributions to the Canadian Museum of Flight since publication of the last time we published the list. (#44) (TR5373-5464)

The unusual donation of a set of the Czechoslovakian magazine, Elying and Astronautics, was made recently by Ed Pleasant. Ed also donated his large collection of unbuilt model kits.

LARGE ARTIFACTS

Okanagan Aero Engine Ltd.

SMALL ARTIFACTS

• Colly, Doris
• Holley, S.
• Klett, Ingvar
• Knor, Emil

BOOKS, MAGAZINES, LOGS, BROCHURES, MEMORABILIA

• Clark, John
• Lovatt, Doug
• Heakes, Bob
• Wilkinson, Muriel
• McKeachie, J.
• Irvin, Jim
• Ferland, Michel
• Goodhead, Brian
• Vernon, Jerry
• Vanderburgh, Joyce
• Bolt, Charley
• Pacific Aero Press
• Denny, Mildred
• Stanton & McDougall Ltd.

UNIFORMS, MEDALS , TROPHIES, CRESTS

• Smith, Am
• Krywiak, Ron

PHOTOS, PRINTS, VIDEOS, AEROPHILATELY

• Morrison, lan
• Graham, Keith
• Lundstrom, Dean
• Kamm, Richard & June
• Strundwick, Barbara
• B.C. Aviation Council
• Smith, George
• Beauchamp, Gerad
• McKay, Bill
• Vernon, Jerry
• Wikene, Inke
• Patton, Winston
• Onarheim, Joyce
• Bombardier
• Olson, Donald
• Antonelli, Joe
• R & R Video

TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, CONSUMABLES

• Nicholas, Marcus
• Mitchel, Denis
• Danyluk, Ken & Муга
• Gardham, Fred
• Ipsco, Inc.
• Nicolson, W.

MODELS, PLANS, DRAWINGS, MAPS

• Gardham, Fred
• Krywiak, Ron

CASH

• Foster, Ed
• Foster, Evelyn
• Martinair
• Cloverdale Trust Co. Ltd.
• Rotech Industries Inc.
• Canadian Air Parts
• Bray, Harry
• Klett, Inke
• Danyluk, Ken & Myra
• Gardham, Fred & Edna
• Mills, Dave
• Proulx, George
• Godolphin, John
• Hampton, W. & J.
• Irving, Arthur
• Carnwath, J.R.
• Thompson, Capt. Bill
• Clay, Don
• Watson, Basil & Chris
• Cottrell, Rick
• Preibe, Eckehart
• Pickup, H. J.
• Farren, Malcolm
• Skolovy, Fred & Steven
• Telephone Employers Community Fund
• Moore, Linton
• Tundra Helicopters Ltd.
• Vernon, Jerry

TRIP TO LONDON

Congratulation to the C.M.F.T. member and hardworking volunteer on winning the silent auction for the trip to London. The winner did not want their name published. The winning bid was for $325. This finally completes the successful fund raising and membership drive using the donated tickets from Skybridge Holidays.

P 40 PARTS

A buyer has been found for the Museums small collection of P-40 parts. Pacific Aircraft Ltd. of Auckland, New Zealand was the winning bidder. The sale raised over $50,000 for the Museum.

The CMFT is also looking for buyers interested in Avenger parts. The lot contains cowling, canopy, exhaust, aileron, elevator and landing gear parts, just to mention a few. Contact the Museum at 530-1115 if you know of anyone who may be in the market.

MAGAZINES

Don’t forget that the CMFT has a vast array of older periodicals available for sale. Round out your personal collection and help lighten the upcoming moving load!

100 YEARS AGO

On the 10 th of October 1894, an American parachutist, named Charles Marble, drowned in the Fraser River near New Westminster, after jumping from a hot air balloon.

(Thanks to J. Vemon for his historical tidbits, unfortunately I did not have the chance to use hardly any of them.-Ed.)

NOTICE OF MEETING

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DINNER FRIDAY APRIL21,1995

Will take place at Yics Dining Lounge 13639 104th Ave at King George Highway, Surrey, B.C. NO HOST BAR 6:00 DINNER 7:00 GENERAL MEETING 8:00 Great selection of Chinese and Western food, soups and good deserts, Smorgasbord style. Cost will be $12 per person including taxes.

Guests and friends are welcome. Please phone and make your reservations now, as we need a head count in order to set up the dining room. General elections will take place at this meeting so please remember to fill out your Proxy if you cannot attend. 535-1115

MEMBERSHIP DUES DUE?

Please check your address label, which lists the expiry date of your membership in the top right comer. If you are overdue, or nearly so, please send a cheque or credit card # to:

Canadian Museum of Flight & Transportation 13527 Crescent Road Surrey, B.C., V4P 1J5

Please include your name. We need you! Dues are $20 (General), $30 (Family) or consider a lifetime membership at $300. Membership entitles you and a guest to free admission to the museum exhibits during the open season, a subscription to the newsletter, and a 10% discount on most purchases from our well stocked gift shop.

Friend category at $10 has same privileges except no discount in the gift shop.