by Diana Trafford | Sep 1, 2019 | Air mail, Canadian Transcontinental Airways, North Shore, Quebec aviation, Roméo Vachon, Sept-Iles
If you search the internet or published books on Canadian aviation history, most sources tell you that it was Roméo Vachon. They say the well-known French-Canadian aviator was the pilot who arrived in Sept-Îles, on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River, on 25...
by Diana Trafford | Aug 5, 2019 | Joseph Sheard
“What do you mean, Sheard Day? Never heard of it!” Maybe you should have. It’s all because of Joseph Sheard that people in many parts of Canada have the first Monday in August as a civic holiday. The story goes that around the time of Confederation – that was in 1867...
by Barbara Campbell | Jul 18, 2018 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Noorduyn Norseman, Quebec aviation
This is the last chapter from Barbara Van Orden Campbell’s journal “Bachelor Lake Daze.” Fans of Barb’s tales will be glad to know that there is more to come. As primarily an aviation history blog, we initially chose to run the aviation part of her...
by Diana Trafford | Jul 16, 2018 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Noorduyn Norseman
A special contribution from the tall tales department by guest author Con Campbell Jr. What’s the difference between a Flying Story and a Fairy Tale? Fairy Tales start: “Once upon a time…” Flying Stories...
by Barbara Campbell | Jul 6, 2018 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Howard Watt, Noorduyn Norseman, Quebec aviation
Con and Barb Campbell arrived at Bachelor Lake, in the Abitibi region of Québec, in August 1950 to manage the Gold Belt Air Service seaplane base there. This is the seventh in a series of excerpts from Barbara’s journal, “Bachelor Lake Daze,” published with the...
by Barbara Campbell | Jul 4, 2018 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Quebec aviation
Con and Barb Campbell arrived at Bachelor Lake, in the Abitibi region of Québec, in mid-August 1950 to manage the Gold Belt Air Service float plane base there. This is the sixth in a series of excerpts from Barbara’s journal, “Bachelor Lake Daze,”...
by Barbara Campbell | Jun 26, 2018 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Quebec aviation
Con and Barb Campbell arrived at Bachelor Lake, in the Abitibi region of Québec, in mid-August 1950 to manage the Gold Belt Air Service float plane base there. For the first few weeks, they worked from dawn to dusk getting the camp in running order, and settling into...
by Barbara Campbell | Jun 22, 2018 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Quebec aviation
Con and Barb Campbell arrived at Bachelor Lake, Québec, in mid-August 1950 to manage the Gold Belt Air Service float plane base there. For the first few weeks, they worked from dawn to dusk getting the camp in order, and settling into the routine of...
by Diana Trafford | Apr 17, 2018 | DH 60X 60G 60M Moths, Uncategorized
Been on a long-haul flight lately? A little bored, maybe? Passengers aren’t the only ones who struggle with the tedium of long hours in an airplane. In the cockpit or on the flight deck,...
by Diana Trafford | Mar 15, 2018 | 45 Group, Bruce Watt, Consolidated Catalina, Ferry Command, RAF Transport Command
During the Second World War, PBY Catalinas served the Allied forces well, mainly on coastal surveillance missions. Here, Catalina Z2147 (a Mark I Catalina), approaches the southern tip of Gibraltar after completing an anti-submarine patrol for RAF No. 202...
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