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December 2022 e–Newsletter |
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From the Desk of the Executive |
By the time you read or receive this newsletter, Christmas will either be immediately upon us or perhaps just past in the rearview mirror. We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas celebration with friends and family, with all your favourite treats and traditions. Can you believe that the New Year is just around the corner? The CAHS survived 2022 in good financial standing - thanks to the support of all our members and friends who have kept memberships up-to-date, given generous donations, and purchased the books and calendars we've had to offer. Thank you from the bottom of our heart! We hope you can continue your journey with us into 2023. If you need to renew, please click here. If you would like to give a donation before the year ends, please click here; we give donation tax receipts for amounts of $10 and above. Wishing you health and happiness this Christmas season as you celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year! |
Cordially, Dr. Rachel Lea Heide, National Treasurer, Canadian Aviation Historical Society |
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From the Desk of the Journal Editor
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We have had technical issues with getting Volume 58 Number 1 printed properly but, looking at the latest round of soft proofs delivered on the 20th, I am confident that all should be good with the latest round. I'm just waiting for a new hard-copy mock-up from the printers before signing off on it. It should arrive on 30 December. Once approved the new inside pages lot will be printed and bound to the already reprinted colour covers within the week, and dispatched to our mailing house between 9 to 13 January. Although it is standard operating procedure to distribute the digital edition via the site members-only area only after the print edition has mailed, we may opt to post it earlier given the circumstances, most probably sometime between Christmas and New Years Eve. Production on the remaining issues of Volume 58 will go much faster in the early part of the New Year, while our Associate Editors chip away at all of the Volume 59 content to follow on its heels. On behalf of our Journal editorial and online/digital content teams, here's wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and peaceful New Year. |
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Terry Higgins, Creative Director, Website Administrator, CAHS Journal Managing Editor and Graphics Director, Canadian Aviation Historical Society |
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From the Desk of the Treasurer |
If Santa did not bring the aviation book you were hoping to get, you can still buy copies for yourself. Most everything is still in stock. In Our Youth and the 2023 Calendars are almost sold out - hurry and get yours before the current supplies run out (if demand is there, we can always make another purchase and restock). Check out our online store by clicking here. |
Cordially, Dr. Rachel Lea Heide, National Treasurer, Canadian Aviation Historical Society |
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CAHS 2023 Aviation Art Calendar
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| AviaDossier 1: Canadian Aircraft of WWII
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| North Atlantic Crossroads
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| In Our Youth: The Lives, Adventures, and Sacrifices of Early Canadian Flyers
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Click/tap anywhere on the montage below to to explore all the other books that the CAHS is offering for sale! |
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| The Bomber Command Museum of Canada (BCMC) in Nanton, Alberta has been hard at work rescuing and restoring a Halifax Bomber. Read here for updates and ways to support this historic project! Story by Katherine Simunkovic Newsletter Editor Photos provided by Karl Kjarsgaard Bomber Command Museum |
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International Contact in Restoration
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| Saving our aviation history is important work, and work that is often very difficult when parts become unattainable. Thankfully aviation restorers from around the world are there to help. by John Chalmers CAHS Membership Secretary
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North Atlantic Crossroads: The Royal Air Force Ferry Command Gander Unit, 1940-1946
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| During the Second World War, RCAF Station Gander was a hub of activity as thousands of aircraft passed through the airport on their way to Britain. Join us as author Darrell Hillier talks about the Royal Air Force Ferry Command Gander Unit, 1940-1946, including the challenges and hazards of transatlantic ferry flying. From the beginnings of the wartime ferry flights, to search and rescue and aircraft salvage, Darrell explores the unit’s activities, as well as the history of the Gander airport. This presentation was given to CAHS Ottawa January 27, 2022. via Kyle Huth
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Repairs Planned for Brandon Museum
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| As reported in the November 2022 issue of the EDHS newsletter, the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum at Brandon, Manitoba, was closed temporarily due to safety concerns about structural roof support damage. Plans are now underway to make necessary repairs. Shown here is the Bristol Bolingbroke of the Brandon museum and the wooden roof support structure of the wartime hangar of the BCATP that houses the museum’s aircraft and artifact collection. A story in the Brandon Sun of December 17 provided an update to the situation faced by the museum in dealing with roof damage. by John Chalmers CAHS Membership Secretary
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GREAT CANADIANS TO BE INDUCTED AT THE 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF CANADA’S AVIATION HALL OF FAME |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2022 Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF) wishes to announce the successful nomination to the Hall of Harvey Friesen, Dr. Gary Gray, Keith Hopkinson, and Ken Lett, along with No. 1 Air Division, recipient of The Belt of Orion Award for Excellence. The Induction Ceremony will be held on September 14, 2023, at Sunwest Aviation in Calgary. This Ceremony will be a special one as it will celebrate the Hall’s 50th Anniversary. Over its five decades since its creation in 1973 CAHF has honoured the accomplishments of 248 individuals and 26 organizations that represent the best of Canadian aviation and aerospace. We are excited to announce Colonel Chris Hadfield as our keynote speaker for the event! Colonel Hadfield, a highly decorated astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and author, was inducted as a Member into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 2005. Join CAHF members, supporters, and distinguished guests to welcome our newest inductees and to celebrate our 50th Anniversary as we continue to preserve, honour, and share the story of Canada’s aviation and aerospace history. Source: chair@cahf.ca Calgary: Jody Weyman, 587-583-2703 National: John McKenna, 613-301-3969 |
DE GRANDS CANADIENS SERONT INTRONISÉS AUX CÉLÉBRATIONS DU 50e ANNIVERSAIRE DU PANTHÉON DE L'AVIATION DU CANADA |
POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE Le 5 décembre 2022 Le Panthéon de l'aviation du Canada est heureux d'annoncer que Harvey Friesen, le Dr Gary Gray, Keith Hopkinson et Ken Lett, ont été sélectionnés pour intronisation et que la Division aérienne no 1, sera le récipiendaire du prix The Belt of Orion Award for Excellence. La cérémonie d’intronisation se tiendra le 14 septembre 2023 chez Sunwest Aviation à Calgary. La cérémonie d'intronisation sera unique en ce qu’elle célèbrera le 50e anniversaire du Panthéon. Au cours de ses cinq décennies depuis sa création en 1973 le Panthéon a honoré les réalisations de 248 personnes et 26 organisations qui représentent le meilleur de l'aviation et de l'aérospatiale au Canada. Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que le colonel Chris Hadfield sera notre conférencier invité pour l'occasion. Le colonel Hadfield, astronaute hautement décoré, ingénieur, pilote de chasse, musicien et auteur, a été intronisé au Panthéon de l'aviation du Canada en 2005. Joignez-vous aux membres, amisetinvitésdistinguésduPanthéonaccueillir nos nouveauxintroniséset pour célébrerle 50e anniversairealorsque nous continuonsàpréserver, honorer etpartagerl'histoiredel'aviationetdel'aérospatialedu Canada. Source: chair@cahf.ca Calgary: Jody Weyman, 587-583-2703 National: John McKenna, 613-301-3969 |
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Days left to double your donation! |
The Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada is letting donors and sponsors know that if you are able to donate to any of their ongoing projects prior to the end of 2022, the Richardson Foundation will match your donation. Three projects currently ongoing that are accepting donations. Please click the links below to donate directly to the specific funds: |
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Canadian Aviation Moments |
Here are the questions and answers to November's Canadian Aviation Moments: |
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| Question 1: Who was the greatest fighter in the Royal Naval Air Services during the First World War?
Source: Canada’s Fighting Airmen, pg. 59-60 (Drew) |
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| Question 2: Which versions of the Consolidated PBY were used by RCAF during the Second World War? Source: Jericho Beach and the West Coast Flying Boat Stations, pg. 269 (Weicht) |
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| Question 3: Operation Hydra, a significant raid conducted on the 17/18 August 1943, sought to accomplish what?
Source: No Prouder Place, pg. 261 (Bashow) |
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Spoiler alert - the answers to this month's questions follow. Skip the rest of this section and come back later if you wish to guess/research the answers first. Good luck and have fun! |
ANSWER 1: “Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond Collishaw, C.B.E., D.S.O. and bar, D.S.C., D.F.C., Croix de Guerre (French), the greatest fighter in the Royal Naval Air Service was, like Bishop, a Canadian. He is the true D’Artagnan of British airmen, his whole life being one of continuous adventure. Although only twenty years of age at the outbreak of war, he had already been to the Antarctic with one of the Polar expeditions and sailed as second officer on the Alaska run from Victoria, at a time when the passengers to and from the Yukon were still a fascinating mixture of success and failure and gave those who came in contact with them a broad experience in human strength and human weakness.”
Source: Canada’s Fighting Airmen, pg. 59-60 (Drew) |
ANSWER 2: “The name “Catalina”, denoting the flying boat version of the PBY, was used by the United States Navy and the Royal Air Force, but the RCAF rejected the name in favour of “Canso”. The amphibious PBY-5A was dubbed by the RCAF as the Canso A. In spite of this official nomenclatures, confusion often arises over which aircraft is being referred to in Station diaries and other recorded information. Generally speaking, a Catalina was a Flying Boat and Canso was the amphibian." Source: Jericho Beach and the West Coast Flying Boat Stations, pg. 269 (Weicht) |
ANSWER 3: “Code-named Operation Hydra, as the name implies, the intent was to conduct a decapitating strike on the secret research and development facility for the V2 rockets at Peenemunde, where Hitler had recently started focusing a tremendous portion of the Reich’s industrial output on his so-called vengeance weapons. The raid was unique for a number of reasons. Since it was being directed at a specific facility, it demanded precision, and for that reason, the attack took place in bright moonlight and in a relatively low altitude attacking band, between 6000 and 10,000 feet. Window was again used to stymy the German defences, and a diversionary or “spoof” raid was conducted in advance on Berlin in an effort to draw the night fighters away from the intended target.” Source: No Prouder Place, pg. 261 (Bashow) |
Select a chapter to discover what they have been up to since the last newsletter. Many of our Chapters remain very active on Zoom with presentations every bit as good as they would be if we did not have pandemic restrictions to deal with! |
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Special Thanks To Our Supporters |
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In addition to its members, contributors, and newsletter subscribers, the CAHS is thankful for the ongoing support of its Corporate Members, Museum Members, and Partner Organizations, as well as the many individuals and organizations whose financial donations are so generously given. If you would like to become a Corporate Member or Museum Member - or if you know an organization that might like to join - we are always happy to receive new applications. Please use the hyperlinks above to learn more about our corporate members and partner organizations. Corporate Members: |
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