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  • Newsletter No. 21 June, 1983

    Newsletter No. 21 June, 1983

    Museum Newsletter CANADIAN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AND TRANSPORTATION No. 21 June, 1983 ZENITH 5555 -See Page 4 President’s Report This has been a year of unprecedented growth for the Canadian Museum of Flight and Transportation. As Canada weathers its worst economic crisis in 50 years, the museum has managed to surge ahead, thanks to the…

  • Bill Thompson and his N3N

    Bill Thompson and his N3N

    Ancient Mariner, Bill Thompson and his N3N As vice-president of the Canadian Museum of Flight, Museum Founder Bill Thompson helped, with his tugs, in the underwater recovery of its Handley Page Hampden and Supermarine Stranraer. Story by Jack Meadows First Published in Aeroplane Monthly, March 1994 The loss of the airship Macon on February 12,…