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Volume 36, No. 2 THE Spring Issue April/May 2018

Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame

Contents of this Issue:

Norseman Festival (Page 5) Turns to Writing (Page 6)

Honouring Members Inducted in 1974 (Page 8)

“Also in this issue” - John Bogie’s Induction (Page 10) Speaking of Members, Part 2 (Page 6, 7, 8) ’s Aviation Hall of Fame BOARD OF DIRECTORS: (Volunteers)

Rod Sheridan, ON Chairman Chris Cooper-Slipper, ON Vice Chairman Miriam Kavanagh, ON Secretary Panthéon de l’Aviation du Canada Michael Bannock, ON Treasurer Bruce Aubin, ON CONTACT INFORMATION: Gordon Berturelli, AB Denis Chagnon, QC Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Lynn Hamilton, AB P.O. Box 6090 Jim McBride, AB Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2E8 Canada Anna Pangrazzi, ON Craig Richmond, BC Phone: 780.312.2065 / Fax: 780.361.1239 David Wright, AB Website: www.cahf.ca Email: see listings below: Tyler Gandam, Mayor of Wetaskiwin, AB (ex-officio) STAFF: Executive Director: Robert Porter 780.312.2073 OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: (Wetaskiwin) ([email protected]) (Volunteers) Collections Manager: Aja Cooper 780.312.2084 ([email protected]) David Wright, Chairman Blain Fowler, Past Chairman John Chalmers OFFICE HOURS: Denny May Tuesday - Friday: 9 am - 4:30 pm Margaret May Closed Mondays Mary Oswald Robert Porter CAHF DISPLAYS (HANGAR) HOURS: Aja Cooper Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm Noel Ratch (non-voting, Closed Mondays representing Reynolds- Museum) Winter Hours: 1 pm - 4 pm (Please call to confirm opening times.) THE FLYER COMMITTEE: To change your address, Mary Oswald, Editor ([email protected]) contact The Hall at 780.312.2073 780.469.3547 John Chalmers, CAHF Historian Janice Oppen, Design and Layout

PORTRAITS: Robert Bailey 2 Information about The Hall 3 Chairman’s Message 3 Artifacts from Members 4 Medical Air Transport 5 Norseman Remembered 6-8 Speaking of Members July 9 Dave Williams to Speak Dave Williams Fern Villeneuve Clive Bedoe John Sandford 10 John Bogie’s Induction to these Members: Fred Carmichael Rosella Bjornson Rex Terpening 10 Tribute to John Bogie May June James ‘Stocky’ Edwards August 11 Musings Les Kerr Barry Marsden Chris Hadfield 11-12 AOA Visits Wetaskiwin Chairman’s Message Rod Sheridan

June 7th, our 2018 Induction Dinner Gala, is ceremony we talked for a couple of hours about not far away now. Everyone is working hard all his accomplishments. I was looking forward to make this another successful and memorable to meeting him. evening. Prior to this past Christmas, Kathy Fox called Our Keynote Speaker and Presenter for this John to wish him a Merry Christmas and friends and myself, we held the first private year is Dr. Dave Williams, a CAHF member, congratulate him on his up-coming Induction. Induction to Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. one of Canada’s , a Medical Doctor, Subsequent to her call it became clear that Pilot and recently retired CEO of Southlake John’s health was not good, and in fact, was Thank you to Kathy for coming up with the idea Regional Hospital in Newmarket, . deteriorating. After several emails over the and to Iain Bogie for all his effort in organizing With that resume I know his remarks will holidays we decided that we should try to hold a the memorable event. Sadly, John passed away remind everyone why Dave was honoured in small ceremony for John at his home in Ottawa. at the beginning of April, but at the dinner in the 2012 Induction ceremony. After speaking with his son Iain, it was clear Calgary we will be able to celebrate his life and that this was a good decision. his accomplishments by viewing the video of This year’s Induction will be a little different his life story plus the video of his induction in from past dinners and I think a story worth On Saturday February 10th, at the Marriott Ottawa. telling. Hotel in downtown Ottawa, in the presence of CAHF Member Kathy Fox, Retired General and I look forward to seeing everyone at the By now you may know that John Bogie is one 2018 Inductee Paul Manson, CAHF Executive Sunwest Hangar in Calgary. of our inductees. When I called John to let him Director Robert Porter, CAHF Photographer Rod Sheridan know he would be honoured during the 2018 Rick Radell, many of John’s relatives and

Artifacts from Members

These are examples of artifacts or mementos donated by Members of The Hall. They are on display for the public to view and appreciate for their value. There is no doubt about the whole-hearted appreciation in having these in CAHF’s collection.

The inscriptions on the back of these watches is clear to read:

Annual General Meeting of CAHF

A reminder to everyone that the Annual Meeting of CAHF is always on the day following the Induction Gala in the hosting hotel. So this year, the annual meeting of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame will be at at 11:00 am on Friday, June 8, 2018 in a board room at the Courtyard Marriott Airport in Calgary (See the sign in the lobby for further information).

Members, new inductees, and Friends of The Hall are all welcome.

3 Medical Air Transport Out of Manning, Alberta Lea Halinen, MD

I worked in the Manning Hospital as a General passed their LLMC (the licensing exam) Practitioner for 22 years, 1976 - 1998. I was they were gone. I stayed there because I was constantly aware that if any of our patients married to a local man! were critically ill, moving that patient would pose a problem for us and the patient. Manning is 75 km from Peace River and about 300 km from Grande Prairie by road. I am reading with great interest that Dr. When I came to work there in 1976, Peace Gregory Powell will be inducted this year as River hospital had six GPs working there, a Member of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. and Grande Prairie had four surgeons and I feel very proud of his accomplishments one internal medicine specialist. These were and only wish I had had access to helicopter the hospitals to which we transferred patients evacuation services while I worked in the by land ambulance if there was time and an rather isolated town of Manning. Through appropriate physician to look after the patient. Photo supplied the years I was there, I know that the ease of However if there was not time or the level of Dr. Lea Halinen transferring a critically ill patient to a higher care was not available, the patient would have level of care improved, but it was very slow to be transferred by air to , a 1 1/2 in coming. hour trip. We also transferred people by air to Needless to say that the flying conditions Grand Prairie if the case was deemed more were not always ideal. I remember a time Manning is a small town (1,200) with a urgent instead of sending the patient by road taking a patient to Edmonton in the spring. catchment area of 4,000. It lies north of the ambulance. There was freezing rain on the way back and I 55th parallel, nestled in northern Alberta’s could hear ice chunks coming off of the wings Peace River Country. It is 75 km north of Once the decision to transfer a patient was on the way back. On arriving at the Manning the town of Peace River, on the Notikewin made, time became the urgent factor. It air strip there was considerable fog. The pilot River on the Mackenzie Highway. There usually took about 2 hours or more before the circled twice without luck. On the third circle is agriculture, forestry, hunting, and oil and patient would be loaded on the plane and be he saw a little break in the fog and landed, gas activity in the area. Therefore we had off. The plane would come out of Peace River. heavily, because the runway was also covered our share of trauma patients to deal with. We would stabilize the patient at the hospital, with ice. There again we were very dependent Some of the trauma was extreme and needed load the patient into a ground ambulance with on the skill of the pilot. immediate specialty care. our equipment and then drive to the small runway about 10 minutes from the hospital. As years went by, air transfers out of Manning Also, though the hospital was small (30 beds) became less stressful for us because the we delivered babies of women said to be low The plane was very small, of a low-wing type. province organized transfer teams which came risk, though that can change quickly. There We usually loaded over a wing of the airplane. from Edmonton, manned by an experienced were transfers of babies born prematurely who There was barely room for the stretcher, nurse and physician in their specialty, as were deemed safer delivered in our facility a nurse and myself with our equipment. I well as sometimes a respiratory technician. rather than in a crowded ambulance. Also we remember an unforgettable incident when Occasionally we called for the newborn transferred women whose pregnancies had the patient arrested and we had to start CPR. intensive transfer team or the cardiac transfer suddenly become high risk. While we kept There was very little space. We elected to team. They came to the hospital, having many individuals who had had heart attacks, head to the nearest airport: Peace River. travelled by small plane from Edmonton, the ones which were considered unstable assessed and further stabilized the patient, were also transferred. We did have an OR When I first started working in Manning, and then took the patient with them back to but did only minor surgery and depended on we had a very short gravel landing strip. To Edmonton. a GP anaesthetist from Grimshaw or Peace transfer a patient at night, flares had to be set River. Therefore anyone who needed surgical to indicate the sides of the strip and pick-up As well, the air ambulance system was attention needed to be transferred. trucks with their lights on indicated the end improving. We no longer had to accompany of the strip for the pilot. I would imagine that the patient to Edmonton. A team consisting of There were 2-3 physicians working in it took a lot of skill for the pilot to land and a nurse and paramedic would accompany the Manning through the years. There was a large take off under these conditions! There never patient after they had accessed the patient at turnover of physicians. Typically a doctor was a problem and I was thankful to have the our hospital. usually stayed 1 1/2 years and then would be patient transferred safely. In the mid 1980’s gone. Because Canadian physicians did not the Alberta Government decided to develop I congratulate Dr. Powell on his foresight and want to work in the isolation of Manning, the Manning airstrip to a point where it great effort to establish STARS, the Shock the College of Physicians allowed foreign could be used by water bombers so we were Trauma Air Rescue Service that has helped doctors, mainly South Africans, to come fortunate to get a long paved strip with lights. save the lives of so many people. and work there. Once the foreign physicians We were very thankful for this.

4 Norseman Remembered at Red Lake Festival Larry Milberry

Although it had a slow start, the Norseman caught the 1992 inaugural festival, when there were 10 on with WWII, when the US Army ordered more Norsemans tied up at the head of Howey Bay. than 700. These served the army around the world, then were sold off postwar as affordable As the decades have ticked along, there may not general purpose planes, enabling small operators be quite so many Norsemans attending, but there’s to re-equip affordably, or just get a start. always great festival fun with plenty of bush planes at the docks, air displays, Norseman rides Postwar production brought the final count to just and fun galore in Centennial Park, at Canadian over 900. Norsemans continued for decades from Legion Br.102, etc. This year’s dates are July South America to Alaska, everywhere in Canada, 20 – 22. You can google “Norseman Festival” around Europe and all the way to Australia. The to get the details and see some great photos and Norseman only started to fade a bit in the 1960s videos. So … be sure to mark this on your summer with the influx of Beavers and Otters. calendar this year!

Each summer the iconic Norseman is honoured (Larry Milberry was inducted Member of CAHF in Northwest Ontario country -- the in 2004. He is interested in all things Canadian historic gold mining town of Red Lake. That’s aviation and has written many books on this Canada’s aviation industry has where you’ll really enjoy yourself at the “do topic.) produced many landmark designs not miss” Norseman Festival. I first attended at over the decades since the “Silver All photos courtesy Larry Milberry Dart” first flew at Baddeck in 1909. Since then, there’s been a The first Norseman Festival in 1992 drew a good crowd of stream of symbolic types from the Norsemans. This is an overhead view of the docks at the head 1924 Canadian Vickers Vedette to of Red Lake’s Howey Bay on July 23 showing nine of them, plus the spectacular Avro Arrow of the a Beaver. The monument of CF-DRD is at the the top left, in 1950s to today’s Q400 and Global Norseman Park. Express. These have carried our aviation and aerospace fame around the globe. Chimo Airways’ Norseman ready Well up on Canada’s list is a plane to board some that first flew more than 80 years festival fans ago – the Norseman, who were not a few of which are still at work. going home The Norseman was the brainchild without a flight of Robert Noorduyn, whose in this great background included designing Canadian warplanes for the Allies during bushplane. WWI. After the war, he made his mark designing commercial planes, especially the 1925 Fokker Universal, which opened the way to modern air transport in Canada.

Coming to in 1934, Noorduyn decided to produce his advanced commercial plane. He consulted with northern operators to determine what they wanted in a bush plane. The final result was his impressive new “CF-DRD” shortly after being set up There’s always lots of fun at Centennial Park, with the “Norseman”, which made its first on its pylon as a permanent exhibit in kids having their “Norseman Rides”. Each of these little flight on November 14, 1935. Norseman Park, 1992. kiddie carts is done up in the registration and paint job

of an actual Norseman. 5 Speaking of Members (Part 2) Mary Oswald

Dave Williams, CM, MD this month. The fourth, Destination Space, Anna Pangrazzi about living on other planets, will be out later this year. He is also working another book, Defying Limits, that will be published by Simon and Schuster this fall.

In addition to writing, he has returned to flying as a pilot at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton and is a member of the Museum Board. He also continues public speaking with the National Speaker’s Bureau and is developing a course in space physiology and medicine for the The first two books To Burp or Not To University of Western Ontario. Burp and Go for Liftoff have captured the imagination of young readers interested in (Dave Williams was inducted Member of learning how the body reacts to space and CAHF in 2012, the fourth astronaut to be how to train like an astronaut. inducted. He completed two space missions with NASA to the International Space Station: in 1998 on board Columbia Most say it’s important to stay busy in and 2007 aboard Shuttle Endeavour. retirement and former Canadian astronaut Anna Pangrazzi serves as Director of the Dave Williams seems to have adopted that Board.) philosophy. After retiring from the in 2008, Dave returned to healthcare as a senior executive and ultimately President and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ontario. He retired from that role last October, to focus The third book in the Dr. Dave space on sharing his passion for aviation, science series, Mighty Mission Machines, about the and spaceflight, writing children’s books machines astronauts work with, will be out General (Ret’d) Paul Manson with Annick Press. Inductee, 2018 John Chalmers

General (Ret’d) Paul D. Manson, former Chief of the Defence Staff, is shown on December 12, 2017 when the “General Paul Manson Meeting Room” was dedicated at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The sign beside him reads: General Paul Manson Meeting Room, In recognition of his leadership and steadfast support of the Canadian War Museum / Salle de réunion Géneral-Paul-Manson, En reconnaissance de son leadership et de son soutien indéfectible au Musée canadien de la guerre.

Paul Manson is shown with his Air cap on display, which he wore as Chief of the Defence Staff. Upon his retirement from the military he donated his uniforms to the museum. He will be inducted as a Member of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame on June 7, 2018. (Karen Hanlon photo) 6 Award For Kathleen Fox “One Strange Rock” These and much more. The TV documentary Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductee Chris Hadfield and other astronauts is full of questions and surprising answers. Photos courtesy Kathy Fox Photo courtesy Chris Hadfield Highly recommended watching!

Chris Hadfield was inducted as Member of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 2005.

Kathy Fox Chris Hadfield

Kathy Fox was honoured by induction into A few months ago Chris Hadfield told us the Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame to watch for a TV series about our Earth. It at a ceremony held at the Reno, Nevada, has arrived in one-hour episodes on National Convention Centre on March 24, 2018. The Geographic Channel. Photo courtesy NASA Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame was established in 1992 “to honour women Chris is one of six astronauts who put this who have made remarkable contributions to series together. Each has spent months aviation as well as opened doors for future aboard the International Space Station generations of women who choose aviation and are devoting their lives to studying the as a career.” earth. They are looking for answers to such questions as “How did life get started on Kathy feels she is in very good company. earth?”, “How does our earth maintain or Other Canadians who have been inducted into produce the its rapidly expanding the Pioneer Hall of Fame are Elsie MacGill, population needs?”, “Why are the Amazon Rosella Bjornson and Lorna deBlicquy, all forests and river delta so important to our Members of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. survival?”, “What are diatoms and what role Another easily recognized name of such a do they play in our survival?”, “How does pioneer is Amelia Earhart. Earth keep safe from the Sun?”.

Kathy began her career as an air traffic controller in 1974 at Transport Canada control towers in Baie-Comeau, Sept-Isles, Saint-Hubert, and at the Montreal-Dorval Kathy Fox and Anna Area Control Centre. She assumed more Pangrazzi, second senior positions with Nav Canada where she and third from left. served as the Director of Air Traffic Control Anna served as Services and Vice President of Operations. In Kathy’s escort for the 2014 she was appointed to a four-year term ceremonies. She is a as chair of the Transportation Safety Board Director on the CAHF of Canada. Board. Kathy was inducted Member of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 2016.

7 Up-Date from ‘Bud’ White Russ Bannock Tells Us:

Robert ‘Bud’ White, who was inducted into Canada’s Aviation He is fine, in his 99th year, curling three Hall of Fame in 1974, tells us that he still enjoys flying his Navion days a week all winter. He spends the around the Vancouver area. He maintains a Commercial rest of his time volunteering at Cummer Pilot Licence into his 90th year! Lodge Nursing Home where his late wife, Nora, spent four years. And he is planning to attend the Induction Dinner in Calgary!

Russ Bannock, D.S.O., D.F.C.*, was inducted Member of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame in 1983. He lives in . Rick Radell photo 2017 Max Ward and ‘Bud’ White to Be Honoured

Two Members of CAHF who were inducted in the first ceremony of The Hall in 1974 will be honoured at this Photo courtesy Bud White year’s ceremonies. They are the only Brown & May vs Richthofen two living members from that group of 79 inductees. Denny May copy supplied Please join us in celebrating their lives April 21, 1918 marks 100 years since the “Red Baron”, Manfred full of achievements that make Canada Von Richthofen, was shot down in what is probably the best- proud! known aerial battle of the First World War. The Red Baron was brought down while he was pursuing “Wop” May, and was in Max Ward is best known for the excellent turn being pursued and fired upon by May’s squadron leader, service his international air charter Roy Brown. Discussion still goes on as to who was ultimately business, Wardair Canada, gave to his responsible for his demise, but it is generally agreed that Captain Bud White official portrait, clients. But for years his small company Brown chased him across the war zone into French territory. RCAF served northern communities and the Arctic out of his base in Yellowknife, To celebrate the occasion, the Alberta Aviation Museum in Northwest Territories, using Beaver and Otter aircraft. Edmonton held a special event on the anniversary. Denny May spoke about his father’s involvement in that famous aerial combat. Robert ‘Bud’ White was most interested in a career as a military pilot. He flew F-86 Sabres, T-33 Silver Stars, test flew aircraft for RCAF acceptance Brown and May have both been inducted as Members of Canada’s trials, and served with NASA. As Wing Commander he set a Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame, May in 1974 and Brown in 2015. altitude record of 100,100 feet (30,500 m) at RCAF Uplands in 1967, flying a modified CF-104 Starfighter aircraft.

Max Ward receives the Order of Icarus medal from C.H. ‘Punch’ Dickins, 1973

The ‘dog-fight’. In the distance is , pursued by the Red Baron who is pursued by Roy Brown

8 Dave Williams to Speak at Induction Ceremony

We are so pleased to announce that one of our own Selected by the Canadian Space Agency as one of Members, Dave Williams, MD, will be the keynote speaker only four astronaut trainees from 5,300 applicants in at this year’s CAHF induction dinner and ceremonies. His 1992, he has ventured into space twice, aboard space other duties on stage will include the presentation of medals shuttles Columbia and Endeavor, accumulating and certificates to the new inductees. His own induction some 687 hours in space, including three space took place in 2012. walks, setting the record for the most space walks performed by a Canadian astronaut. An accomplished and inspirational public speaker, Dave can draw from the unique experiences and insights he has Dave is the recipient of many international honours, gained throughout his distinguished and remarkable career awards and recognition. He is an Officer of the Order as a physician, business executive, scientist, author, pilot, of Canada, Member of the Order of Ontario, and and astronaut. recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal.

He is an award-winning author of children’s books and his memoir, Defying Limits, will be published by Simon and Schuster this fall. He remains active in aviation as a pilot and member of the board of the Rick Radell photo Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Dave Williams Ont. at his induction, 2012 You will not want to miss this year’s ceremonies! This year marks the 45th annual induction and it will be held in Calgary on June 7, 2018, at the Sunwest Aviation Hangar at the Calgary International Airport.

This year’s ceremony will see four distinguished Canadians inducted to CAHF.

• The late John Bogie, aviation builder and co-founder of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) • Retired General Paul Manson, military and industry leader • Dr. John Maris, entrepreneur and inventor • Dr. Greg Powell, co-founder of STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service). For more information and / or to order tickets, Dave Williams’ formal portrait as an astronaut. A NASA photo contact: [email protected] or call 1-780-312-2073

Fundraising and Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Chris Cooper-Slipper

Our Mission Statement is very clear, the Additional funds will be critical to ensure the preservation of objective of CAHF is:“To honour those artifacts in our possession, to refine, modernize and upgrade individuals and organizations that have made the personal exhibits of our members and increase the profile outstanding contributions to aviation and and visibility of CAHF throughout Canada to enable CAHF to aerospace in Canada; and to collect, preserve, better fulfill its mission. exhibit and interpret artifacts and documents, thereby inspiring and educating Canadians”. In the coming months, CAHF will provide details as to how our donors and supporters can help us achieve our goals. We CAHF does not receive funding by way plan to enhance our website to include an Online Donations of any Provincial or Federal Government Form, information on how to make a Charitable Bequest and programs and the funds we raise are primarily the expansion of our current “Friends of the Hall” program. Rick Radell photo self generated through activities such as our casino nights every 18 months and our Annual Donations, be they personal or corporate are very much appreciated and essential to the successful Induction Dinner. Over the course of the coming future of CAHF. years, one of our principal objectives will be to upgrade our entire display area in keeping with Chris Cooper-Slipper serves as Director and Vice Chairman of the Board. His father, Mike the expansion of the Reynolds Alberta Museum. Cooper-Slipper is a Member of The Hall of Fame, inducted in 2003.

9 John Bogie’s Induction Ceremony Kathy Fox

Newly inducted Member John Bogie holds his Membership Certificate, with Kathy Fox. February 10, 2018

John Bogie in his bush pilot days, beside one of his Laurentian Air Services Beavers, YKL.

John Bogie photo collection An avid sportsman, John Bogie set up fishing camps in northern Ontario. Rick Radell photo In an informal ceremony held on a snowy and I attended the event and presented John’s Saturday Feb. 10, 2018 at the Marriott Hotel in CAHF membership medals and certificate. Ottawa, John Bogie was inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. About 60 family, friends Among John’s many achievements as a pilot speakers to come up and say a few words about and former colleagues - from as far away as and operator, he was a co-founder of the John and his achievements. Then Chairman BC, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Rod conducted the official induction ceremony U.S. - gathered to celebrate John’s long and (COPA) and helped form the Experimental following which John was offered the remarkable aviation career. Aircraft Association of Canada as well as the opportunity to speak. It’s very clear that John’s Canadian Business Aircraft (now Aviation) memory and grasp of details had not dimmed Due to health issues, it was uncertain whether Association. John was instrumental in buying with age as he regaled the audience with many John would be able to travel to Calgary to a large consignment of ex-US Army Beavers anecdotes from his life and career. attend the formal ceremony in June. When (DHC-2) which were then rebuilt and put onto I heard of this before Christmas, I asked The the Canadian market. This constituted the largest All in all, it was a warm, emotional and Hall if it might be possible to hold a special single aircraft purchase of its kind in Canada memorable evening and a fitting tribute to an ceremony in advance so that John might and made his company, Laurentian Air Services, outstanding aviator, entrepreneur and agent of participate personally. The Hall agreed and the Canadian centre for Beaver activity. change! collaborated with his family who organized and hosted the event. CAHF Board Chairman Rod During the evening, emcee Tim Cole, former (Kathy Fox was inducted Member of Canada’s Sheridan, Executive Director Robert Porter COPA Director from BC, invited various Aviation Hall of Fame in 2016.)

Tribute to John Bogie, 1926 - 2018 Mary Oswald

It is sad indeed to report about CAHF’s newly in 1968 and continued to operate the company inducted Member John Bogie’s passing. On this for the next forty years. He was also an avid page above, Kathy Fox reports on his induction hunter and fisherman and set up outfitting that was held in Ottawa on February 10th of camps, such as the Delay River Outfitters. this year. Now, just a short time later, we are reporting that his health could no longer sustain He, together with the late Marg Carson, him, and he passed away on April 5, 2018 at the established the Canadian Owners and Pilots age of 91. Association (COPA) which represented the interests and concerns of private aircraft owners John Munroe Bogie was born September 6, across Canada. 1926 in Brooklyn, NY. He began his long career in Canadian aviation shortly after WW John was predeceased by his wife Penelope and The video of his life and the event of his private II, flying extensively for Laurentian Air Service brother Robert. He is survived by his sons Iain induction ceremony will be shown during this and various mining exploration companies in and Craig (Alyson), and step-daughter Martha, year’s Induction Dinner Gala in Calgary on Northern , Ontario and Newfoundland and five grandchildren. The memorial service June 7th. and Labrador. He became owner of Laurentian for John was held in Ottawa on April 21st.

10 “Musings” Dave Wright, Chairman of the Operations Committee

The Operating Committee and the Dinner event was held in his home town of Ottawa in Committee of the Board of Directors is well February to officially induct him into The Hall. on the way to putting on our annual Induction Gala to be held in the Sunwest Aviation Hangar Almost every year, we induct a member in Calgary on Thursday June 7, 2018. It takes posthumously. And several members who a big team effort to get everything together to were inducted passed away within a very short put on a flawless event that all attendees enjoy. time following their induction. A few names Each team tries to outdo the previous year’s come to mind: Don Hamilton, Victor Bennett, team in presenting an excellent event. Bob Engle, Walter McLeish. Each member CAHF photo of The Hall has spent his or her entire career Dave Wright This year we will also be honouring two in the pursuit of aviation and aerospace. The talk to the Members in attendance. There are Members from the first Induction Ceremony achievements which identify them as potential always a few there. Bud White will be there 45 years ago (1974) who are still with us: Bud Hall Members happen long before they have and he is still actively flying his airplane. Kathy White and Max Ward. They are the last of the retired or passed away. Yet, their friends, Fox will be there and she attended the Bogie original Members. associates and family seem to wait until much presentation in Ottawa and would be happy to later in their lives to take the time to fill in a talk about it. Max Ward will also be attending As indicated elsewhere in this publication, John nomination form. Note to potential nominators: with his wife Marjorie. Those are just three that Bogie, who was to be present to be inducted “Why wait? Do it now”. Allow the future I am already aware of who have ordered tickets into the Hall in June, passed away on April 5th. Member time to enjoy his or her position as a to attend. The Board had been warned previously that Member! his health was declining and that he might not More musings next issue! make the June 7 event. A first of its kind special To those attending the Gala, take some time to

AOA Visits Wetaskiwin Notes from Roddy MacKenzie, April 28, 2018

Sixteen of our Air Force Officers Association Our trip began with our non-stop flight (AOA) retired RCAF pilots had a marvelous across several mountain ranges, including excursion this week from Vancouver to the breathtakingly massive and magnificent Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Under the leadership of Canadian Rocky Mountains of Banff/Jasper retired Wing Commander Mike Matthews, we National Park. visited Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame and the Reynolds-Alberta Museum. Peace”. This is where two of Canada’s greatest indigenous peoples made peace with one We drove south from Edmonton International another: the mighty Blackfoot Confederacy of Airport through Alberta farmland to the City the Canadian and American Prairies and the of Wetaskiwin. The name means “Hills of Cree, Canada’s largest group of indigenous people.

Note: Most in this photo are AOA members, others are associate members. Back Row: Jack McGee, then two CAHF hosts: Blain Fowler, Dave Wright Third Row: Charles Flavelle, Jamie McTavish, Dave Larrigan, Dr. John Higenbottam, Dick Dunn, George Miller, Doug MacKenzie Second Row: Roddy MacKenzie, Byron Reynolds (tour guide), Marcel Poulin, Bob Reid, Hank Starek, Mike Matthews, Dr. Sam Lambert Front Row: John Williams, Donn Richardson, Mary Oswald (host, CAHF)

11 Continued from Page 11 Wetaskiwin is also famous as the home of Stan Byron Reynolds, nephew of Stan Reynolds, Reynolds. The Reynolds-Alberta Museum, toured us through the massive Reynolds- opened in 1992, is named to honour him. After Alberta Museum with its theme of “Celebrating the war, Stan started selling cars which he the Spirit of the Machine”. The size of this would repair and paint himself. From 1946 to Museum is overwhelming, and so is the beauty 1958, he was Alberta’s top car dealer, operating of its expertly restored cars, aircraft, farm 13 lots. vehicles and other machinery. It must be seen to be believed. It’s come a long way from the Stan recognized the importance of aviation, so random collection Stan Reynolds had, in which he built and operated the Wetaskiwin Airport my cousin and I used to wander about when we at which he landed his growing collection of were boys and I was visiting him each summer aircraft. Stan donated an enormous number in Wetaskiwin. of cars, farm equipment and other machinery to the Province of Alberta for this Museum, This shows the panel displays of Members of Byron allowed us into his own private hangar including sixty airplanes. The Hall of Fame in the hangar. where he is in the process of restoring a Hurricane fighter aircraft. All of this information The Reynolds-Alberta Museum is built on 156 makes my story too long, so I’ll continue it in acres beside the Wetaskiwin Airport. the September Flyer, along with my photos. Our luncheon speaker was Denny May, the son of famous Canadian aviator and WW I fighter pilot hero “Wop” May, who was inducted Member of CAHF in 1974. Born in Carberry, in 1896, Wop May, DFC, is credited with 13 enemy planes brought down and seven probables in WW I. He fought Germany’s Red We feel proud that among our group is former Baron and helped bring him down over France. RCAF Pilot, Col (ret’d) George Miller. He During and after the war, he did remarkable aerial was team leader of the world renowned photography. In January 1929, in horrendous Snowbirds. He was inducted into Canada’s conditions of freezing cold, Wop won the hearts Aviation Hall of Fame in 2015. of Canadians when he flew from Edmonton George was flying supersonic aircraft (CF- north to Fort Vermilion in the “Race Against 104 Starfighter) at Allied air bases in West Death” with serum to stop a diphtheria outbreak. Germany and was recognized as a top fighter He saved many lives with that heroic flight. I am standing in front of the main buildng of the pilot by the time Canada’s RCAF Avro Arrow And on that heartwarming note I’ll end my Reynolds-Alberta Museum. CF-105 was being developed. It was the story. Suffice to say, everything was so good. world’s most advanced supersonic fighter jet. THANKS again to our AOA President Mike In addition, the Alberta Government built a It was first rolled out for the public to see on Matthews for making this excursion happen. large hangar which houses a fraction of Stan’s 04 Oct 1957. That was the same day Russia total collection of aircraft. The hangar is also (USSR) launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1. Yours faithfully, Roddy the display area of panels showing the stories of Sputnik shocked the western world. Our Avro P.S. Watch for part 2 of my story of our AOA the lives of members of Canada’s Aviation Hall Arrow dazzled Canadians and our Allies. of Fame (CAHF). visit to CAHF in the September issue of Sadly, in deference to America, on 20 Feb 1959 The Flyer. Founded in 1973, CAHF honours more than 200 Canada cancelled the Avro Arrow program and Canadians who made remarkable contributions destroyed every aircraft and to Canadian Aviation. Each has a large panel all plans and drawings. That telling his or her story, complete with photos great Canadian tragedy still and citations. Our hosts, Dave Wright, Blain evokes powerful emotions Fowler, Aja Cooper and other members of the today, almost sixty years Operations Committee toured us through the later. I remember as a ten- displays in the hangar, which we found most year-old boy in Calgary in interesting. 1959 hearing the dreadful news that the Avro Arrow was cancelled. It had been the most advanced technical and aerodynamic achievement in the history of Canadian Aviation. George with the Avro Arrow replica in RAM’s Collections Storage Facility building. This Avro Arrow was made for the 1997 movie “The Arrow” starring Ottawa-born Dan Ackroyd.