New VWoC Videos; Veterans, B-25 Departure & Sabre Arrival

Hi All,

I had another productive weekend and you will find some new videos posted. Here is the overview…

Last September at Vintage Wings on the practice day for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flypast a number of veteran pilots visited Vintage Wings. I had the very good fortune to speak to Bill McRae. When I mentioned I would like to record some of his comments he was happy to oblige. I figured we would chat for 5 or 10 minutes. Mr. McRae talked for over a half hour! I found his recollections to be extremely interesting as they revealed what life was like for an airman, or so I thought. See what you think. You can find the video links here…

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/TheaterLobby.php?People=McRae

Mr. McRae wasn’t the only veteran pilot who wanted to talk; Charlie Fox was also willing to chat. I wanted to record, in his words, his memories and thoughts about the Spitfire attack which injured General Erwin Rommel in his staff car. Mr. Fox was the gentleman who was flying the Spitfire and he told me the story of that day. You can view the video here…

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/TheaterScreen.php?Movie=gq1sru28ufk

The Canadian Warplane Heritage did not only visit with their Lancaster that day (see http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/TheaterLobby.php?Name=Lancaster%20Flight), but they also provided their B-25 as a photo ship. I was in a perfect position to get photos of this bird during it’s departure. That was an exit I will never forget! You can find the video here…

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/TheaterScreen.php?Movie=tIHMFFonhWI

Vintage Wings also took possession of a Canadair Sabre 5 last fall. I was there to take pictures of the arrival. Fortunately Carolyn Leslie, the VWoC Hangar Manager, was on-hand and she volunteered to video the event for me while I took the photos. Thanks to Carolyn you now can view the arrival of the Sabre to Gatineau Executive airport…

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/TheaterScreen.php?Movie=JKmhXWOytpA

I hope you enjoy the videos. I am currently working on the video shot at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends last September in Columbus, Ohio. I got some great footage. I’ll let you know when the videos are posted. It will take a while as there is much to sort through.

Mike