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Marion was the youngest of five girls. Fascinated with planes and flying at a very early age, she read everything and anything on aviation. On Oct. 2, 1942, Marion was hired to be the manager and chief flight instructor at St. Catharines Flying Club. She was the first woman in Canada to operate a flying club. This airport also had one of the Elementary Flying Training Schools for the RCAF. She applied to be an instructor. The RCAF turned her down flat, they hadn’t even considered hiring women instructors! Then a call came out of the blue, to say that British Overseas Airways Corporation was hiring pilots for the Air Transport Auxiliary to ferry military aircraft for the RAF in England. She ferried military single and twin-engine aircraft within the British Isles. After the war, she became a pioneer in women's aviation as she performed many 'firsts'. During her career as an aviator, she became the first woman to operate the St. Catharines Flying Club and Aero Activities Limited, both in Ontario. Source: Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame |
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Issue dated April 1990 |
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Peter Hodge submitted this report on the goings on at LHR Stores Entitled 'From the Ancient Brits' We here in London Heathrow (LHR) have been assisting with the movement of Airbus engines from Toulouse via LHR and on to Toronto (YYZ). One engine was shipped in February and another at the end of March. In other regional news, Cargo Branch are operating a DC-8 freighter through Stansted Airport, London. The first flight was March 25th and continued a weekly service operating Canada / Stanstead / Frankfurt / Canada. Air Canada operations to Geneva ceased effective end of March. Just for your information, inflation in the U.K. was on the climb; it hit 8% with interest rates at the 14%-15% mark. A member of LHR Stores staff, Mike Coon, attended the Dangerous Goods Instructor's Training Session in Dorval (YUL) on March 14-15. Alexis McWhirter, Purchasing Assistant (Commissary Wet and Dry Goods Inventory Control/Ordering) completed 10 years company service in February 1990. Finally, Zachary Clark, Vice President, Passenger Sales & Service Europe/Asia arrived in London in February to take up his duties/responsibilities in the Region. Peter Hodge |
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1950's Photos Reveal How Babies Traveled On Airplanes In The Past Source: www.boredpanda.com |
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ACRA Badminton Tournament 2023 cancelled. Unfortunately our plans to hold our annual tournament in Lanzarote in late September 2023 has not worked out. But still get your racket out and keep practising, we will do everything possible to have a Tournament in 2024! Source: www.acrabadminton.org.uk |
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Nordair Reunion Saturday, September 30, 2023 Doors Open @ 6:00 p.m. Only 80 tickets available; tickets will not be sold at the door. Contact Join us for this overdue reunion. Hope to see you on September 30. |
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