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...
by Diana Trafford | Feb 22, 2018 | Mo's Fly-In, Quebec aviation
Mo’s landing strip on the frozen Ottawa River. (Photo: J-P Bonin) Rain or shine, since 1989 — Mo’s Fly-In takes place on the last Saturday in February. Meet your friends, and see the action as planes land and take off, or simply make a touch...
by Diana Trafford | Dec 19, 2017 | Bruce Watt, Howard Watt, Manitoba Basin Mining, Ryan M-2, St. Lawrence River
“Spirit of The Pas” – Eastern Canada Airways’ Ryan M-2 in 1928 operating from The Pas, Manitoba, for Manitoba Basin Mining. Photo: SDASM 00390. Called a “Lindy Look-alike” or a sister ship to Lindbergh’s Spirit of St....
by Diana Trafford | Nov 6, 2017 | Curtiss-Reid Rambler, Robert Bradford, Webster Memorial Trophy
Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot Imagine being named “Canada’s Top Amateur Pilot!” Liam Cohen, a student at Seneca College in Peterborough, Ontario, earned that title in 2017. The Webster Memorial Trophy recognizes...
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