Tag Archives: aviation
Shrink Rays and Airplanes: City Hall School
On Monday I got the chance to hang out with the Grade One’s from John A. McDougall school for an hour. It was so much fun! First we listened to coordinator/instructor Linda Hut take us on a historic walk of downtown Edmonton, with great factoids about everything from City Hall to the Alberta Hotel toContinue reading “Shrink Rays and Airplanes: City Hall School”
December 1st Launch: Wings Over High River
90-year-old Gordon Jones still flies his Tiger Moth from when he was a British Commonwealth Training Plan flight instructor during WWII in High River, Alberta. Meet the man and read his remarkable story as written by Anne Gafiuk at an upcoming launch. Where: Museum of the Highwood. 406 First Street SW in High River, AlbertaContinue reading “December 1st Launch: Wings Over High River”
Book on Spartan Air Services in the Works
Author Robert Stitt has written several articles about aircraft operated by Spartan Air Services and has recently had a book published on the history of the Boeing Fortress with RAF Coastal Command. Robert is now working on a book describing all of Spartan’s aircraft and operations in detail and is keen to make contact with former Spartan employees orContinue reading “Book on Spartan Air Services in the Works”
Commemorating a Prairie Aviation Legend
John Howe, one of the pioneers of crop spraying in Canada and a member of the Saskatchewan Aviation Hall of Fame, passed away March 22, 2012. His family has created a lovely website to commemorate his achievements and those of his company, Praire Flying Service. As his son Marty wrote me, the company was formed byContinue reading “Commemorating a Prairie Aviation Legend”
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner – Montreal June 14
Tickets are now on sale through the CAHF website. For more information or to buy, please click here! 2012 Hall of Fame inductees will be: Nils Christensen of Salt Spring Island, BC, made his contribution to Canadian aviation with the founding of Viking Air and the acquisition of the rights from de Havilland Canada to manufacture sparesContinue reading “Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner – Montreal June 14”
Author Q&A on Aviation, History, and Writing/Publishing!
I’ve often said this little apple didn’t fall far from the tree: I was destined to write about aviation because there were so many airplane nuts in my family. Well, maybe I was also destined to write – period – because of my genetics. I come from a long line of journalers, journalists, radio play writers, andContinue reading “Author Q&A on Aviation, History, and Writing/Publishing!”