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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…
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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…
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DH 60 Gipsy Moth
de Havilland DH 60 Moth The Museum’s DH.60M Gipsy Moth CF-APA The first flight of the Cirrus powered prototype DH 60 Moth was carried out by Geoffrey de Havilland at the works airfield at Stag Lane in 1925. The Moth was a two-seat biplane of wooden construction, with a plywood covered fuselage and fabric covered…