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Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter Since 1995

Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Since 1995

Historic Dates x350
 
  • 1941 – May - The first TCA aircraft to land at Penticton was CF-TCS, a Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra,  with Captain F. M. McGregor in command.
  • 1943 - June 6 - Service Vancouver - Victoria commenced.
    • The 46 flying miles added by this new operation stretch our transcontinental route to 3,911 miles, the longest on the American continent.
    • Captain Don Brady, First Officer Norman Ramsey and Stewardess Mina Wood made up the crew.

Between Ourselves 70
 
Issue dated April 1972
 
Cargo Specialists - 
 
Mike Scullion, Regional Cargo Sales & Service Manager, U.S. chaired a meeting in Los Angeles, attended by cargo managers and representatives of Manchester Liners with whom we signed an Air/Sea agreement for the carriage of fish.
 
Standing from the left are:
Pat Labrie, Vice President, United States; Tony Bateman, Manchester Liners; Jim Oprey, Cargo Sales Rep, Cleveland; Jack Smith, Regional Cargo Supervisor, U.S.;Cargo Coordinators Ron Bourgeois, Toronto and Joe O'Neill, Montreal; Leo Paquette, Sales Rep, Boston; Hugh Burgoyne, Cargo Sales & Service Manager, New York; H. B. Akin, Personnel & Administration Manager, U.S.; Cliff Stobo, Airport Customer Service Manager, Tampa and Mike Scullion.
 
Seated from the left are:
Moe Weir, Cargo Sales & Service Manager. Chicago; Gene Stockett, Customer Service Supervisor Cargo, Miami; Bob Tribe, CS & SM, L.A.; Bob Ackerley, and Leslie Castlemain, Manchester Liners.
 
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Our photo of the Toronto Air Freight soccer team from 1971.
 
They represented the company in the Airport Soccer League. Unfortunately, no names were supplied.
 
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Colour in the kitchen.

tmb 250 colourIn 1972, a bright dash of colour had been added to the wardrobe of Stewardesses-in-training in the form of a smock to be worn over their clothing while on training flights.
 
Designed by Phyllis Amoruso, Fashion Coordinator for the Company. Modelling the new smock is Stewardess-in-training Paulette Couture, Winnipeg with Carol Larmour, Instructress, Montreal.

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