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CAHS Toronto Chapter Meeting CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE Volume 48 | Number 2 November 2013 CAHS Toronto Chapter Meeting Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 1:00 pm Meeting Info: Bob Winson (416) 745-1462 CANADIAN FORCES COLLEGE Armour Heights Officers Mess 215 Yonge Blvd. at Wilson Avenue, Toronto Speaker: Dr. Randall Wakelam, Assistant Professor History, Royal Military College Topic: “Cold War Fighters: Fighter procurement with a Canadian solution” Avro Canada CF100’s Photo Credit - DND Flypast V. 48 No. 2 October Meeting Topic: “Canada’s Air Force Museum, Past and Present” Speaker: Chris Colton, Executive Director, The National Air Force Museum of Canada Reporter: Gord McNulty 2 Flypast V. 48 No. 2 Flypast V. 48 No. 2 3 It was a massive job to bring the bomber all the way back to display status, fully complete inside and out --- all 4 Flypast V. 48 No. 2 A Boeing 720, C-FETB, formerly flown by Pratt and Whitney Canada for engine test purposes as shown in the registration ETB for “engine test bed,” is another special aircraft. The 720 was retired by P&W last year after having been flown for 25 years out of St Hubert, Quebec. P & W now flies two Boeing 747SP flying test beds out of Mirabel as replacements. Chris, noting P & W wanted to have a tax receipt for the donation, estimated the value at $1 million. However, government bureaucrats in Ottawa advised Chris that Trenton couldn’t accept anything from P & W nor issue any tax receipt on account of supposed conflict of interest since the engine for the F-35 fighter being considered by the government is made by P & W. The CASM would have loved to get the 720, but the runway at Rockliffe was too short, so Trenton accepted the aircraft on long-term loan from the CASM. It landed at Trenton Flypast V. 48 No. 2 5 Bob Winson, Program Support Volunteer, thanked Chris for his fine presentation. Bob presented Chris with a gift on behalf of the Chapter, plus a donation to the NAFMC reflecting the Chapter’s continued support for this great facility. Howard Malone, a past Chapter president, returned to the podium to congratulate Larry Milberry and Bob Winson for being honoured at the CAHS 50th Anniversary convention. Larry received the C. Don Long Best Article Award for his CAHS Journal story on Fred Hotson. Bob received the Bill Wheeler Award for many years of dedicated volunteer CAHS work. We can’t think of more deserving recipients! Bob Winson with his CAHS Bill Wheeler Award Larry Milberry with his CAHS C. Don Long Best Photo Credit - Neil McGavock Article Award Photo Credit - Neil McGavock 6 Flypast V. 48 No. 2 Chapter News Folded Wings We have sadly been informed of the passing of Chapter members Charles B. Kadin and William (Bill) John Bartlett. Prominent aviation artist and longtime Chapter member, Charles B. Kadin (CAHS #4563), passed away peacefully on September 23, 2013. Charles’s art career began in 1949 with training at Central Technical School (CTS) in Toronto, but his love for aircraft and automobiles was kindled during his wartime childhood in Toronto. Growing up near the CNE grounds, Charles was afforded a front-row view of the flying activities of the Norwegian pilots training over the lake front. An uncle would occasionally take Charles to various airfields in the Toronto area where he recalled seeing new Mosquitos at deHavilland and Lancasters at Victory Aircraft, Malton. All of which he drew avidly. After graduating from CTS he worked for two years at Rolph-Clark-Stone as a typographical designer followed by twelve years at Eaton’s catalog as a typographer, print quality controller and creative director. In 1975 he joined Harlequin Books where he built the art department for what became the largest paperback publisher in the world. Following a highly successful career in the graphic arts, Charles began a second career pursuing his interest in aviation history and aviation art. Since 1986 his work has been exhibited by the following organizations, ASAA, CAAA, CAE Simuflite, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and he also won numerous awards at these juried competitions. Over the past fifteen years he contributed over ten works to the USAF Art Program. A member of the American Society of Aviation Artists (ASAA) since a chance meeting with renowned illustrator and artist, Keith Ferris, in the early 1980’s, Charles was extremely proud to have been elected a Fellow Member of the ASAA in April 2012. As one of the original founders of the Canadian Aviation Artists Association (CAAA), Charles was serving as President when the CAAA was awarded the prestigious “Belt of Orion” award by “Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame” (CAHF) in 2002. His works have been published in many aviation magazines. Charles was featured in an article in Airforce Magazine 2011, Vol. 35, Issue 3, p23-27 with 12 colour photos. The Cold Lake Air Force Museum received the original painting and poster of “Me and My Shadow” as generously donated by Charles. His thoughtfulness and wry humour will be missed by Chapter members. Files from CAAA, RCAFA, Benjamin Funeral Home & Chapter files. William (Bill) John Bartlett (CAHS #5290) passed away on September 11, 2013. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and at a very young age his parents moved to “The Beach” in Toronto. Bill attended Williamson Road Public School and Danforth Technical School. After high school he joined the RCAF and completed a full tour serving with No. 6 Bomber Group, 420 Snowy Owl Squadron in a Halifax Bomber serving as the Flight Engineer. He was the last surviving member of the 7-man crew. In the postwar period he worked for Canadian National Railways and the former Metro Toronto Government. Files from The Toronto Star & Chapter files. Membership Fee Increases This is news that none of us like to hear about!… CAHS National has increased the cost of Flypast V. 48 No. 2 7 Mosquito FB. 26 KA114, the world’s only flying Mossie, originally built at Downsview, shown at CWHM, Hamilton, June 12, 2013 Photo credit - Gord McNulty CAHS Toronto Chapter Executive 2013-2014 President: Dr. George Topple Flypast Graphics & Lisa Ruck Email Services: 1st Vice-President, Membership Secretary: Sheldon Benner Volunteers: Bob Winson - Program Support 2nd Vice-President, Secretary, Ken Churm - Liaison & Archivist, Historian: Neil McGavock Directors: Scott Maclagan Flypast Reporter: Gord McNulty Contacts President: [email protected] Mailing Address: Canadian Aviation Historical Society, Programs / Meetings (416) 745-1462 Toronto Chapter Information: [email protected] 65 Sussex Avenue Websites: www.cahs.ca/chapters/toronto Toronto, Ontario www.torontoaviationhistory.com M5S 1J8 8 Flypast V. 48 No. 2.
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