by Diana Trafford | Jun 2, 2017 | Quebec aviation, Uncategorized
In response to George Fuller’s “Outaouais and Beyond” post, Con Campbell of Hudson, Québec, sent a couple of comments. With his permission, we are sharing them here for readers of Flights of History. Fauquier, J.E. (Commercial...
by Diana Trafford | Apr 8, 2017 | Gatineau Airport, Patrouille de France, Snowbirds
Like Canada’s Snowbirds, the Patrouille de France are ambassadors of the air, seen here with their Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jets performing one of their precision routines. Photo by permission of aerobaticteams.net. Aero 150 at Gatineau,...
by Diana Trafford | Apr 2, 2017 | Bruce Watt, Ferry Command, Lockheed Hudson
In the early months of the Atlantic ferry service, a top priority was delivering Hudsons from Canada to Britain. Once assigned to their squadrons, they patrolled the coast and protected the shipping lanes. Here, Hudson Mark II, T9376 ZS-X, of No. 233 Squadron RAF,...
by Diana Trafford | Jan 26, 2017 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Quebec aviation
Seen here taxiing on floats through thin ice at Lake Osisko, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, CF-AYO was the first Norseman manufactured by Noorduyn Aircraft Ltd. of Montréal. She was delivered to her original owner, Dominion Skyways, in January 1936. Gold Belt Air...
by Diana Trafford | Jan 16, 2017 | Barb & Con Campbell, Gold Belt Air Service, Howard Watt, Quebec aviation
Gold Belt Air Service base at Bachelor Lake, Québec, showing the original cabin on the left, and the smaller cabin added around 1948 on the right. In the foreground, the company’s Norseman CF-BSG. Photo credit: Canada Aviation and Space Museum #3840. In August...
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