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Janice Harvey sent in the following - "My father, John M. Wilton, was the TCA Manager in Lethbridge, Alberta from 1942-1960, and then Air Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1961 until his retirement in early 1970 after 31 years of service. I have some old photos which I’d like to share or donate to aviation history, if possible." This is the second pair of photos from the series began published in NetLetter #1504. |
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Fort MacLeod Alberta - July 28 1948 My father and I outside the Trans-Canada Air Lines Marquis car (limo). The Marquis car had brought staff & family from Lethbridge to Fort MacLeod for a picnic |
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Lethbridge Air Show 1959 - Left to right: my brother, our neighbour and myself standing on the TCA ramp to admire the huge Royal Canadian Air Force de Havilland Comet. It was a 'really big deal' as we had grown up with DC-3's. Editors' Note: Aircraft in the photo is one of two de Havilland Comet 1 jets delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1953. Both aircraft were grounded in 1954 along with all other early Comets due structural issues that resulted in several BOAC Comet accidents. The aircraft were ferried to the factory in 1956 for modifications and returned to RCAF service in late 1957. They were retired in 1963 and later scrapped. |
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Claire Bertrand sent in a photo of the cover of the 'Between Us' magazine from a veterans health centre in Ottawa. Albert Martel had a distinguished career with the RCAF pilot during World War II before joining Trans-Canada Air Lines as a passenger agent. Click the image below for the full story. |
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Our video comes from the JetFlix YouTube channel. Videographer Henry Tenby visited the Air Canada Museum and had a guided tour with retiring Air Canada photographer, Brian Losito. |
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Submitted by Captain K. M. Jones -
B-727 engine failure May 7, 1988 - fin #422
We were on our second day of a three day pairing operating YXE-YQR-YYZ-YEG when climbing through FL200 on a clear night the aircraft started moderate shaking.
My first thought was we had run into something as there were no lights nor bells just a ‘whole lot of shaking going on’. We then noticed the number 2 engine EGT rapidly increasing so the First Officer called for the engine shutdown drill which we completed.
I instructed the F/O to stop the climb reduce the airspeed and I requested a clearance to YYZ. The shaking finally stopped when the engine seized. I advised the passengers we were returning to Toronto because of an engine failure and asked the S/O to go to the rear of the aircraft and look for any visual damage. Fortunately the engine containment shroud held as no damage was found in the cabin.
When clear of the runway I asked for the fire trucks to inspect the rear of the aircraft before going to the gate as we didn’t know the extent of the damage.
After we parked at the gate and deplaned the passengers I went to the back of the aircraft where I met a mechanic in the rear stairwell who had already lowered the #2 engine cowling. His first words to me were “What have you done to my airplane”.
In true Air Canada fashion we all pulled together, borrowed the aircraft at the next gate, transferred the passengers, cargo and fueled our new aircraft and departed about an hour late.
I was later told we had a #3 stage compressor engine failure that was known to happen in the industry but unknown to us. The shaking of the aircraft was the result of the engine compressor blades rotating unbalanced. Common sense but nice to know.
K. M. (Ken) Jones Capt. A340 retired
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Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum Iconic aviator, aviation record-setter, and author Amelia Earhart is celebrated in her hometown of Atchison, Kansas with a birthplace museum, life-size statues, an annual festival, and a one-acre earthwork portrait. But starting on April 14, 2023, another major Earhart attraction lands in Atchison: the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum located, appropriately enough, at Atchison’s Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport. The centerpiece and inspiration for the museum is Muriel, among the world’s last remaining Lockheed Electra 10-E airplanes. Named for Amelia Earhart’s younger sister, Grace Muriel, the museum’s Lockheed Electra is identical to the plane Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were flying in 1937 when they disappeared during their ill-fated around the world flight attempt. Earhart’s plane was a dull silver with red painted highlights and the shiny Muriel replicates the red along the front of the wings. Check this web site for the full story: www.runwaygirlnetwork.com |
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