Pagen01–

Had a look at my pix…my memory may be faulty (perish the thought!), there is no indication of the lattice rafters in the few shots I have from inside the Borden Military Museum Air Annex hangar. Could simply be that not enough of the structure is shown–these are pix of aircraft on exhibit, not of the hangar per se–but I’m thinking these are NOT Belfast truss roofs. The hangars themselves, though, are 1916-17 vintage RFC Canada training school structures; originally there were pver a dozen, about five or six still stand, including the one containing the Air Annex.

S.

Somewhere I’m sure I’ve got a scan of the Proctor Mk.6 hulk when it was at either Seneca Airfield (while with Jack Arnold) or Mt.Hope (while with Thomson/Rubin/IVA). If not…I’ve got old prints and can scan them anyway. Either way, hope to get a pic onto here soon. In fact I owe one of the forumites here a pic of that hulk. It’s sad how far CF-EHF had deteriorated by the time it got into a historically-centred collection. Hope it is someday restored/reincarnated…

S.

Peter et al–

Very pleased to see this notice appear on here…got the museum’s circular a short while ago (and will be contributing when tax refund comes in!), almost my first thought was “this ought to appear on FP, the amount needed is a pittance compared to what is being raised for the Vulcan, and the Lanc is no less an icon”…but I did not think it was my place to start a thread on it myself. Anyone who can contribute…please do. It absolutely wouldn’t do for FM213 to miss any of the Canadian flight centennial season!

…And Dave C, thanks especially for that excellent video promo. That’s a sight and sound of which one could never, never tire…

S.

Daz–

Thanks for starting this fascinating thread on a subject I’ve wondered about for a long time…especially since seeing the 1995 HBO Tuskegee film with its apparent BoB veteran, Lt. Glenn, played by Courtney Vance…

I’d known there were some BCATP instructors who were black, and knew of at least a couple bomber aircrew, but had never been sure until now that there had been any such fighter pilots serving with the Commonwealth. In fact, that had been one of my main quibbles with the HBO movie: I’d been quite sure no real “Lt. Glenn” would have got onto fighters via the RCAF, and that despite that detail in the film, we Canucks, who can sometimes be smug about these things, had nothing to be smug about there! I’m delighted to be proven one hundred percent wrong.

Does raise the logical followup question about the fictional Lt. Glenn, though: If he simply took a train across the 49th parallel and joined the RCAF, ending up on Spits, why, in real life, wasn’t there a veritable tide of these gentlemen heading North…?

S.

That 190-flavoured 109 is astonishing! Have never seen nor heard of it before; had I seen the photo alone without identification, I actually think I’d have taken it for something Japanese…

S.

Just noticed something…serendipitous timing on your part, Chris, in making a Spitfire-related post on 5 March…the anniversary of the Spit prototype’s first flight in 1936!

The two famous L1649A Starliners owned for many years by Maurice Roundy of Auburn, Maine…he also owned a third 1649 which is currently at Kermit Weeks’ Fantasy of Flight in Florida.

N7316C, ex-TWA “Star of the Tigris”

N8083H, named “Star of San Pedro Sula” for the Honduran town whence Mr Roundy obtained this 1649

That’s that from me…over to others, keep the Connies coming!

S.