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Vimy Flight
Don’t forget to check out the Vimy Flight website www.vimyflight.ca Vimy Flight The seven Vimy Flight aircraft have arrived at the Lille Airport in France via RCAF C-17 transport. The Pups are unloaded in France from the C-17 for transport to Lens airport… …followed by the Nieuports. Update from the Snowie family; The past few…
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Out in the cold…
Recently, an event necessitated the removal of some of the fleet that were snugly housed in the hangar. Here they are with brave smiles on their faces, waiting for their turn to come inside again. The Waco AQC-6 in the chill December air. The SE5a keeps company with the Museum’s Harvard II on the rainy…
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Boundary Bay Airshow
The Museum was in attendance at the Boundary Bay Airshow on Saturday, 16 July. The morning showers gave way to great airshow weather and a crowd of spectators. The Museum had three aircraft on display – the Fleet Canuck and the SE5a were flown in early in the day. The Sopwith Camel replica was assembled…
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Abbotsford Airshow
The Museum was once again a participant at the Abbotsford Airshow, 5 – 7 August. The ‘Sold Out’ signs and scorching weather brought back memories of past airshows. The Museum sales tent did a roaring business throughout. The Museum’s flying collection was represented by the Fleet Canuck and the SE5a. On display was the non-flying…
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Chilliwack Flight Fest
Tucked away in the eastern end of the Fraser Valley is the progressive airport at Chilliwack. Just one runway to serve this community, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in enthusiasm. On the 21st of August the airport again presented its Flight Fest. A widely varying collection of aircraft – from…
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Around the hangar…
Early winter 2021. The de Havilland Tiger Moth restoration is progressing with the engine cowl being trial fitted to ensure it will enclose the Gipsy Major engine snugly when the time comes. Museum projects are quietly continuing with the dedicated group of volunteers. The engine cowl of the Tiger Moth. On the other side of…
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Around the hangar…
Fall 2021. As the seasons change the Museum volunteers keep busy with long-term projects. The restoration of the Piper J3 Cub is progressing well. The wings are structurally complete and covering with approved fabric material will start shortly. The sheet metal on the nose cowl that encloses the engine is a challenge that is being…
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Around the hangar…
Summer 2021. How do Museum volunteers pass their time in a summer with no airshows to attend? They keep busy with projects that get most attention in the gloomy winter days. For the Museum’s de Havilland Tiger Moth, it is a matter of a major upgrade to the electrical system to give it battery power…
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TCA 810, Anatomy of a Disaster
The Museum has received a book review (thanks to Jack Schofield of Coast Dog Press) by a retired airline pilot who was very much involved in this aviation scene. Read on… Rien van Tilborg’s TCA810, ANATOMY OF A DISASTER, is a book which, had it been written as a courtroom drama, could proudly take its…
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Donation of old aviation photographs
If you are cleaning out historical items please consider donating them to your local museum or historical society. If the items relate to the history of aviation in BC please consider the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, BC or the BC Aviation Museum in North Saanich, BC. To help us understand our aviation history…
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TCA 810 Anatomy of a Disaster
On a stormy winter night in 1956 an airliner went missing in the Cascade Mountains near the Fraser Valley. Author Rien van Tilborg spent many years researching this disaster and has just published a detailed account. To order your copy contact: Rien van Tilborg Email: tcanorthstar@shaw.ca Price: $39.00 (CAD) + shipping
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Around the hangar…
Museums keep old stuff – right? But what do they do with all the stuff? Sometimes they restore antique items so that the younger generation can see what was in use in past generations. Sometimes there is a waiting list and old items that are stored look like scrap to the unitiated. But it just…