VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1 WINTER 2013/14

THE COMOX VALLEY AIR FORCE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

ON PROUD WINGS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

MUSEUM @ THE AI RSHOW PRE-AIRSHOW MEDI A H. STONES DEDI CATION D IR EC TO R & MANAG ER BOB RICHT ER FAREW ELL WEBSITE UPDATE ROSELAND SPITFIRE T HE MI NI -SPIT FIR E I NFO SESSIONS & RECIPE P R ESI D ENT W ELCOME 2 VOLUNT EERS CROSSWORD DONATIONS MEMBERS PAGE ASSOCIATION DATA FUN FARE YEAR I N REVI EW EDITORIAL ADVERTI SEMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7, 8, 9 9 10 11 12,13 14 15 16 17- 21 21 24

SPECIAL INTEREST: Our Airshow

displays

and pre-show media on gift flight to Stocky.

Heritage
BoB parade.

Stones and

Bob Richter Farewell Read

all about our goings on in donabrand new website.

Museum
2013.

Some wonderful

tions have come our way.

Fun and puzzles.

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Thanks to the generosity of Doug Walker, of Courtenay Mazda, the media were introduced to many of the exhibitors and guests who had arrived by early afternoon, including Drew Watsons Harvard Mk IIa of the Yellow Thunder team commissioned to fly Canadian WWII Ace, Stocky Edwards, around the field and away in one of his favourite planes.

LIGHTER THAN AIR

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus made an exceedingly long roll out after touching down. San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, if you are able, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway. If you are unable, take the Guadeloupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."

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Heritage Stones Dedication

We recently had our 8th Heritage Stones Dedication Ceremony with the Battle of Britain parade, which was held at the Protestant Chapel on the Base. Col. Benninger spoke to those present and we are grateful for his acceptance to attend. One of the new stone purchasers were the McGee family and I wish to repeat some of what they wrote to the Museum as it so clearly speaks as to why families wish to purchase these stones.

Dad was Base Commander of Canadian Forces Base Comox from 1989 to 1992. ........ Whenever our families are in the area..... we are always proud to see the aircraft, some of which he used to fly in his younger years, resting in the field by the heritage stones. The heritage stone is a meaningful tribute for us to both parents who shared this experience with us. The

Stones are an ongoing program and we welcome new purchasers at any time during the year. ...President.

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DIRECTORS WORD
It seems to me that time has been flying here at the Comox Air Force Museum. I know that our volunteer Coordinator and Program Manager, Mr Jon Ambler is fond of saying we only move at a Museums pace here; but, it is impressive how much has been accomplished over the past few months. There is always something new to check out. The Air Show was a great success, as we showcased our Heritage Vehicles and Aircraft out on the line. The Gift Shop Tent did a tremendous amount of business. Kudos to Ken and all the volunteers who put in so much time and effort to make it all go off without a hitch. If you havent been through the Main Gallery lately, youre in for a treat! The World War II section has been totally redone with new cases installed for the artefacts. Jon is now keeping Irv busy working on changes to the Air Traffic Control diorama. Elsewhere, the aircraft team has been busy making the final touches to their paint job for our CF-104. Youll be able to see the new

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colours when it is re-installed in the Air Park this spring. WO Barnucz has been extremely busy behind the scenes making sure military requirements are met and our volunteers are kept supplied with all the materials they need for all our various projects. Weve also got our new Web Page up and running. It looks fantastic! Just type in Comox Air Force Museum into your browser and check it out. Many thanks to Corrine and Len who have put a huge amount of work into this site! If you want to be involved just get in touch we can always use some more help! Lynn C Barley Captain
Museum Director / Wing Heritage Officer 8145

MANAGEMENT MATTERS
efforts for granted, nor must we "go to the well too often". As Volunteer Coordinator this is the most important aspect of my job. We go forward, anticipating all the At first glance the statement good work we are about to do in 2014, and I have to above seems obvious and remain aware of each and every volunteer, and always one-sided, it's really a get the balance between his/her expectations and mine "motherhood" statement; but, just right. you just have to love all that the volunteers do in any The Association plays a huge part in this, and given organization. This is certainly true of our throughout 2013 the Association has taken extra steps Museum, because there is no element of it that does not to look after the volunteers, whether it be supplying the rely, in whole or in part, on the efforts of them. I have beverages in our coffee area, buying snazzy new vests, said it before, and I say it again, no volunteers means organizing sandwiches and drinks at the Air Show or no Museum. putting on the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event There is a second and less obvious dimension to the (next on Wednesday, 11 December). statement above and one must take a moment to Oh yea, and by the way, the Association Board are re-read it with different emphasis: volunteers, you volunteers too! have to love them. This is a reminder to all of us "paid staff" that volunteers have to be loved, respected Volunteers, ya gotta love em! and appreciated. Jon Equally, it means that we have to not take their

Volunteers: ya gotta love 'em!

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Per Ardua, Bob
The staff and volunteers at the Museum are mourning the recent passing of one of our stalwarts: Bob Richter. An Air Force veteran, Bob served a full career as a Long Range Patrol Navigator. His final duty in uniform was on the staff of the Air Force Indoctrination School here in Comox. Upon retirement from the Air Force it was a natural progression for him to bring his love of the Air Force with his knowledge of its proud history and take the helm of the Comox Air Force Museum. Starting in 1996 he served as the Curator, and much more. Under his tireless and savvy leadership the Museum kept going, even in tough times, and gradually grew and improved over the

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years. In 2008 Bob handed the reins to me, giving me thorough and detailed instructions on every element of Museum operations. In a way we had come full circle, because back in 1980 I was a brand new Long Range Patrol Navigator, and Captain Bob Richter was an instructor of mine on the mighty Argus. It is not possible to overstate Bobs positive impact on the Museum, and a big part of his legacy is indeed our beautiful Museum, of which he was so proud. While we mourn the loss of Bob, we celebrate his achievements and recognise his leadership over the years.
Jon Ambler Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator.

WEBSITE UPDATE
The Website team along with website designer Pieter Vorster worked long and hard throughout this summer and fall. The result is what we believe to be a fantastic site. In order to continue the momentum we need to continue to add content and items of interest through our use of posts. If you have not yet gone through the site, we invite you to do so. Most of the pages contain information from our old site which we will to continue to update and improve. Other projects under consideration include adding a digital archive of items not on display, scanning of photographs, logbooks, and vintage magazine articles, uploading the DVD collection to YouTube, adding content to the Family Fun, Gift Shop, and CVAFMA sections and adding a Squadron History section. Posting items of interest will be a constant, as will the taking of photographs to supplement these posts. Ideally we hope to have a volunteer from each day of the week learn how to contribute, post and add photographs to the site. Norm Danton (Thursdays) and Augustina Fredrickson (Wednesday and Friday) and Rodney Jones (Friday) have joined us as contributors. We welcome anyone who wishes to be a part of the team. Feedback is always welcome so if you have any ideas, suggestions, or corrections or wish to join the team, please contact Len Philips, Corrine Bainard, or Captain Lynn Barley. Already, the website has moved from a novelty to becoming a part of our normal operations. As a direct and immediate connection to our visitors and partners, it is being used for daily updates on news, developments and events.
..Corrine

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COMPONENTS UPDATE

PROP BLADE AND HUB

SPINNER AND GEARING

INSTRUMENTS PANEL, FRONT & BACK. FUEL TANK NOT INSTALLED

MOTOR & COPPER COOLANT PIPES TO WING RADIATORS

Meanwhile, Irvs parallel spitfire project awaits the patter of more tiny boots!

Designed,

Built,

Commissioned and..

..Approved

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SEPTEMBER 2013 CAFM INFO SESSION

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Info Sessions
Safety:
Workspaces, PPE, procedures, tools,
education were discussed by Lynn and Jon. We were advised that volunteers have done a wonderful job in recent clean-ups of the museum, paying attention to proper equipment and clothing. Booklets are available on safe use and procedures for our equipment and we were asked to report on any safety issues or concerns observed by us. Particular note should be made of any potentially toxic or flammable items, especially in outer buildings.

Cottrell for which he used seven kits and built original builds. Recent purchases included a Vampire and Rufe, a P40 and a Baltimore now under construction.

Museum Visitors Quiz:

Our new volunteer, Norm Danton, has created a quiz for children to carry through the gallery and thus throw a new light on their museum experiences. Try one; they sit on the donation box in the museum foyer. In the next few months, Norm hopes to create another one for adults.

Wing HQ:
For their Communications Branch 110th Anniversary of 24th October, Mel has gathered artefacts for a display at the HQ.

Mid-Term Plan being drafted: Main Gallery:

MAJOR UPGRADES:
Completed the early warning display with Bomarc and Voodoo models. The POW display is now embellished with a symbolic barbed wire wooden fence and enlargement of the Colwell Diary display is imminent. The new artifact display boxes are installed. We dont do too badly with our yearly plans; however, our 1-5 year plan needs more work. We are upgrading it to better reflect our resource needs planning.

Uniform display:
With an abundant supply of uniforms being received from donors we are in a wealthy position with which to create a display of the 220 uniforms worn by military personnel on the base in the last century.

443 (MH) SQUADRON:

We have seen images of the HMCS Vancouver model and its looking good. Don Smith will place the model as centrepiece of the display, accompanied by models of Spitfires, Sea Kings and Cyclones.

Queens Diamond Jubilee medals:

Presented by Don Manley to Herbie Lightfoot and Mel Bernie in appreciation for their dedication.

LARGE SCALE MODEL DONATION - STOCKYS P-40:

Made and donated by Graham Rak. Aircraft flown by Stocky during his North African desert service. Now displayed in WWII gallery.

EOD (EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL) SUIT:

Donated and installed on personnequin near ejection seat display.

CP140 MODEL:
Was on loan to Esquimalt naval base and is now suspended over the 407 Sqn display. It has replaced Short SE5A fighter, which will be moved to the Comox Base Hospital foyer display.

Library & Archives:

We have recently received a number of researchers on various topics who have expressed strong appreciation for our volunteers patient assistance to their work.

OTHER MODELS:
Many needed models have been donated by Rick

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Renovations:

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SEPTEMBER 2013 CAFM INFO SESSION cont..

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Selling donated books:

Brian OCain is currently reviewing many interesting books, of which we already have copies, for offer at our next garage sale.

We are continuing with renovations through this fall, including painting, general sprucing up and reorganization of stock and displays.

Heritage Aircraft:
There has been a change in our heritage aircraft team leader. Gary Crossan has joined us as team leader and provides Herbie with a well-earned rest. Thanks for all those years, Herbie! Current projects are: 417 Sqn CF-104 Colours Bird painting;

New Webpage:
Corrine and Len are busy at work in setting up our new site on a new server with Pieter, our consultant. Its first issue was made at the end of September and upgrades continue. http://www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca/Home.html Please also visit our site on Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ComoxAirForceMuseum

Dakota ailerons acquisition and attachment; and A review of the condition of our aircraft on display and
selection of the next project.

Heritage Vehicles:
T-33 trainer cockpit and front-end, currently on the
base, is to be relocated by the museum, re-painted, mounted on a trailer and provided with viewing steps alongside. CMP in parades. This 1943 CMP truck, originally used in the 1943 base construction is now completely restored and fully operational for this season in parades and static displays at the museums discretion.

Newsletter:
Many activities for your editor have, regrettably, meant no newsletter issue since last winter. Similar challenges exist for contributors to supply us with ideas and item to include. All and any inputs are gratefully received by your editor. When provided with a good set of facts and images we can sometimes assist with the initial task of writing them up. The value of the newsletter is not only felt by members and visitors alike, but also by our Director and her staff as a record of our activities and purpose, so please dont hesitate to send in your ideas, thoughts and products to us.

Our Constant Gardener!

Despite Sally Attons absence from the session, Bill, made a point of expressing our strong appreciation to her for all the work she does in keeping the gardens in shape for the pleasure of us and our Air Park and Museum visitors.

Gift Shop:
Recently, our gift shop manager and his teams efforts have yielded well in terms of enhancing visitors experience at the museum and our exposure to a broader area of interest, particularly in connection with the August Comox air show: The air show was a big success and exceeded expectations for the gift shop, which ran a concession on the base. We give many thanks to the 28+ volunteers, helping for the day, and WO Barnucz for all their help. $10,535 of sales occurred in the one day, a record and crowning glory for Ken and his 10 years with the museum. Carry on Ken! The unsold airshow stock is to be sold from the gift shop.

Summer progress:
VISITS AND DONATIONS: We have had a great summer:
June 801 visitors (2012: 762) $2,716. July 1,337 visitors (2012: 1,191) $4,244. August 1,766 visitors *(2012: 1,573) $5,130.
*(despite 2 lost days for the Air Show and construction activities)

Silver Totems Hockey Camp: 90+ kids. Comox Library Summer Reading Program.

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We welcomed Dennis Dupuis, Harlin Price, Murray Smith and Deb McKenzie, who has taken over as Treasurer. We were sorry to lose Herb Lightfoot, Rodney Jones and our past Treasurer and a former President Mike Spooner. Much has been accomplished this year. We had a tremendous result from our sales at the Air Show and to all those who participated I offer my sincere thanks for your efforts. At the beginning of the year under Capt Lynn Barleys guidance and with the professional assistance of Pieter Vorster of Continual Palingenesis (dont you just love that name) we started to revamp the museum website. This is an initiative wholly funded by the Association and the work done by Corrine and Len Phillips can now be seen. A well deserved round of applause to them for their efforts. It is an ongoing process and any ideas, suggestions etc. will be welcomed by Corrine and Len, along with any assistance. I would be remiss if I did not also mention the work that Sherry Irvine, along with Len and Corrine, has been doing on cataloguing the museums photo collection. When completed, it will be tied in to our new website. In September we had our Heritage Stone Dedication and the new racks purchased by the Assn. were on display for the first time. When fully installed they will make a distinct improvement. Mike Hendren and Dave Mellin are to be congratulated on their work for this project. It was disappointing to lose our Lottery funding this year, but we do have an ongoing appeal and if that fails we will certainly be applying again in the New Year. My thanks go to all of you who over the year have participated in supporting the museum. Through your efforts we just get better and better. Well Done. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year. Bill

EL PRESIDENTE'S As the New Year approaches this is a good time to review the past 12 months activities for the Assn. We had our AGM in April and it was a pleasure to receive some new blood to the Board. PODIUM

Info Session Choice Recipe Chocolate Almond Olive Oil Cake

This cake is supposed to be dense and squidgy - you can sub out the almond meal for all-purpose flour (3/4 cup plus one tablespoonful of flour), if you would prefer a more cakey consistency. Ingredients: 2/3 cup regular olive oil (not extra virgin), plus a bit more for greasing pan. 6 tb. unsweetened cocoa, sifted. 1/2 cup boiling water. 2 tsp. natural vanilla extract (not imitation). 1-1/2 cups almond meal (also known as almond flour). 1/2 tsp. baking soda. 1 cup sugar. 3 eggs. Equipment: 1 - 9" springform pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease springform pan, and line bottom with parchment paper, trimming it into a circle to fit. Measure cocoa and sift into small bowl. Whisk in boiling water to make a runny paste, and add vanilla. Set aside to cool. In another small bowl, measure out almond meal, and stir baking soda into it to mix. Put the sugar, eggs and olive oil into mixing bowl and beat for several minutes until pale yellow, thickened and aerated. Turn speed on mixer down a bit and add the cocoa mixture. Mix thoroughly. Now, add the almond/soda mixture, combining gently. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until sides are set and the very centre, on top, still looks a bit damp. A cake tester will come out fairly clean with a couple of chocolatey crumbs sticking to it. Let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack, then loosen sides of cake away from pan and remove the pan's ring. Let the cake cool, then dust with confectioner's sugar. Transfer to serving platter by inverting quickly and carefully onto another plate, remove parchment paper, then quickly place cake right side up on serving platter. Enjoy warm or at room temperature, either plain or with whipped cream or ice cream. ..Amanda Low

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Welcoming two new volunteers

Gary Crossan G2 Heritage Aircraft
Gary was born in 1957 in Gillingham England, where his

Augustina Charles-Frederiksen Gift shop, Library

Augustina hails from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, where her family - mom, two brothers and two sisters - currently reside. At eleven she ran her first race finishing third which started a lifelong love affair with track and field. She is most proud of garnering a track and field scholarship to Missouri State University where she became a tentime Missouri Valley Champion, two-time NCAA All American. She earned her BSc in Industrial Management, leading to her second love, i.e. Logistics, and to graduate school for a MBA in International Management. Today, she and her first love, husband Lt. Erik Frederiksen, an Air Maintenance Officer in the RCAF, call the Comox Valley home. On any given day you will find her either at the museum, running the trails, or working out at the track here on base. Augustina came to the museum after hearing about it from Erik, a past volunteer. She is fascinated by the hands-on approach and the quantity of information to be found at the museum. In her own words, No matter what age you connect with it and learn much of Canadas military history, I see the value of our museum volunteers as Living Artifacts; because, they represent the very people we learn about in history class. Also, they are a tremendous historical resource, as most of them are former RCAF members. As a member of the Cougars Track & Field team, Augustina is using her accomplishments to propel a new generation of track stars to the next level. She is the long sprint and middle distance coach for the team. those who cant do, teach, she says, to describe her approach to coaching. Her track career ended after a string of injuries during her collegiate years. She feels that its an honor to work with the club, bringing her experience and knowledge to the team. Seeing the happiness and pride on their faces after a hard practice or a great race is a very gratifying experience.

father was playing professional soccer with the Gillingham Football Club. His family moved back to Canada in 1960 when Gary was three. He grew up in Coquitlam and joined the Army Reserves at 17, transferring to the Royal Canadian Air Force into an Integral Systems Tech position in 1983. Garys career

comprised postings to Greenwood, Trenton, Comox, and Borden. He retired back to the Comox Valley in 2010. In his words; I enjoy building and flying RC airplanes, skiing, snowshoeing, and just hanging out in this beautiful Comox Valley. The best thing about volunteering at the museum is the great people and the second best thing is being a part of a team keeping the RCAF heritage aircraft maintained for future generations to enjoy.

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A V IA TI O N C ROSSW ORD
by Myles Mellor

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ACROSS: 1. Advanced ground school provider. 6. Abbreviation for Fort McMurray airport authority. 10. Quebec's Service _____, which helps fight wildfires south of the border. 12. Canadian charter airline that flies to Alberta's oil patch. 14. Yukon is in the ____ of Canada. 15. Excessively? 16. ___plane, go on board. 18. New base for Air Tindi. 21. No longer in active service, abbr. 22. Airshow sound engineer, ____ McLaren. 23. Tire pressure measurement. 25. Industry fueling the growth of Fort McMurray airport (2 words). 27. Multi-function display, abbr. 29. Picowatt, for short. 30. Weapons provider, with Systems. 31. Decibel, for short. 32. Martial artist. 35. Arctic ____. 40. Drag ____. 3. Major flight simulator company. 4. Take-off direction. 28. Cooler. 31. ___7 aircraft.

5. Advanced ground school pioneer, 33. Arctic sight (2 words). Peter ___________. 34. F-35 Lightning II ___, for short. 41. One of Canada's most experienced 7. Captains superior. fighter pilots, Billie____. 36. Instrument with displays. 8. Theres a gauge for it. 43. Blue colour. 37. Where CAE is based. 9. Boeing 787, for example. 44. Exist. 38. Watches closely. 11. Zero. 45. Nickname for a Thanksgiving 39. Indicates the manufacturer. charter flight. 13. Radio abbrev. 42. Weight measurement. 47. See 43 down. 14. Astronauts home base. 43. Bombardier 415 aircraft, used to 50. All nations org. assist in fire suppression in Los 17. Navigation receivers, for short. Angeles county, (goes with 47 51. Airline light metal symbol. 19. Attitude direction indicator, for across). short. 52. Air _____, can cause rapid loss of 45. Hole. altitude. 20. Modern positioning equipment. 46. Ukraine neighbour. 53. ____ flight checklist. 24. While. 48. Vehicle. 54. A dashboard instrument abbr. 25. Have. 49. Edge. DOWN: 26. Computer network type. 1. Died down. Solution on Page 16. 27. Business degree. 2. Exceptional.

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It is generally accepted by the museum volunteers that they never know how their day will evolve, who will come through the door, what will be brought and what they will learn. Such a day started with an email received by our Director, Capt. Barley, that was passed to Collections Management for action. Judy Hudema's email message stated; I am caring for a wonderful 93 year old veteran gentleman who has log books and papers etc. and would our museum be interested in receiving them? Our reply was, of course, that we would be delighted to, this being our raison detre. Some time passed until the day Steve McNamee greeted Judy at the museum and received, in a roll on suitcase, her items to donate. Steve started the receipt process, opened the case and to his delight and amazement discovered a beautifully bound pilot's log book to a W/C John MacKay along with a set of medals including a DFC and Bar. This of course caused much excitement among the volunteers. Now, W/C John MacKay, why was that name familiar? Into the books and on to the Net they went, to find out about this veteran pilot. F/O J. Mackay, WW2 RCAF Fighter Ace, shared in the shooting down of the first enemy jet aircraft, had three victories on one sortie and, after

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C O L L E C T I O N S C O R N E R D O N AT I O N S W/C John MacKay

Log Books Medals & Papers

having expended all of his ammunition, was credited victories that he forced to crash. He was one of twelve members of the RCAF to receive the American Air Medal while serving in the Korean War with the USAF. He had a notable wartime record flying about 300 sorties. There has been much written of him, most notably by Hugh Halliday in his book The Tumbling Sky; but, included in the donation is a snippet of his career, written by himself telling of his attempts to join the RCAF to start with and get overseas into the fight. W/C J. Mackay served in many capacities in the RCAF. He was Chief Flying Instructor of 403 Sqn 1948-49 and accumulated 1459 hours flying Harvards. He had a period during 1954 -55 as O.C. Pilots Weapons School at MacDonald, Man. Through the Golden Years in Europe he had 882 hours on Sabres while serving as C.O. on a number of squadrons and Chief Operations Officer at No. 2 and No. 4 Wings and served an exotic tour a the Winter Experimental Establishment at RCAF Station Watson Lake, Yukon. He retired in Feb 1969 after a twenty-seven year career in the RCAF. The Comox Air Force Museum is delighted to be the recipient of W/C John MacKay's RCAF memorabilia and to be the place to let his treasures rest so others can enjoy the history. . ..Mel Birnie

Stockys P-40 model, by Graham Rak

Kathleen, Toni, Stocky & Graham

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Rick Cottrell's complete model collection

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C O L L E C T I O N S C O R N E R D O N AT I O N S

Recently challenged with reduced mobility and the need for a much smaller residence, in which he can no longer keep so many possessions, Rick Cotrell has chosen to donate his substantial model collection to the museum. He still enjoys a bit of skiing, however, and so the Association has been pleased to donate some money, with our thanks, to his ski fund, thus helping him sustain his enjoyment of the sport . ..Terry

2.

W/C K.O.Moore medals and artefacts

W/C Kenneth O. Moore, DSO, American Silver Star commanded 407 Sqn here in Comox from 23 June 64 to 22 Dec 65. Twenty years earlier, then F/O Moore RCAF, in a B-24 Liberator, he sank two German subs in the space of 22 minutes on June 8, 1944 off the coast of France. Recently, his family has expressed interest in donating his medals and other artefacts to the museum. Construction of the display area, which will comprise the Rich Thistle painting of his Coastal Command Liberator, as displayed here, a model of the aircraft and other artefacts has begun. Subject to scheduling, the display will be largely complete by early-2014 and unveiling of the display is hoped to include the Moore family for a coffee and cake reception ceremony. Media might also attend. ..Jon

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A BIG WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS: Anthony Detering Norm Danton Bill Kennedy Ron Philip Anton Dyck Tara Lindsay Howard Coram Dan Brennan Alain Monette Maxim Dionne Peter Wybenga Deb McKenzie Robert Swanson Gary Brammer Bill Vanschouwen Augustina Charles

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Frederiksen

Jack Holden Dorothy Danton Michael McKenna Jill Ambler Peter Kroon Brent Robertson Val Wilson

Some advantages of Association membership are:

A voting member of the Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association (CVAFMA). Opportunity to become one of the Association Directors. Enjoyment of membership activities and social functions. Receive a discount at the Air Force Museum Gift Shop.

Being part of a community-focused organization. Broadening your network of contacts and making new friends. Learning first hand about Canadas role in military aviation. An opportunity to develop new skills. Involvement in a wide range of museum activities.

In our previous issue, we introduced you to Nurse Violet and to Jean MacPherson, the real life nurse, whose uniform and belongings inspired our Nursing Sister display. Jean was one of the 3,141 Canadian Nursing Sisters who provided medical services during the First World War. Until the Crimean War the only women with training in nursing were midwives and members of religious orders. Florence Nightingale, appalled at the treatment of wounded soldiers in Crimea, began in 1856 to develop nursing programs to train middle class women. Her teaching method spread throughout the British Empire and with Canada opening its first nursing program in 1874 at the General and Marine Hospital in St. Catherines, Ont. Once trained, the Nursing Sisters served in several successful missions such as the Northwest Rebellion (1885), the Yukon Gold Rush with the Royal Canadian Dragoons (1898), and South Africa with the Canadian Army (Boer War). The Canadian Nursing Service was officially established in 1901 and, by 1918, nurses had become part of the RCAF. By the medal pinned to her collar, we know that Jean trained at Brandon General Hospitals Training School for Nurses and graduated in 1913. By the time she enlisted in 1916, nurses had been serving with various armies for 31 years. In WWI, 46 nurses lost their lives in service to their country, as casualties of war and through disease. These women served in hospitals, on the front lines, on trains, on ships and barges, in horrendous conditions, anywhere they were needed. Jeans life ended in obscurity, as did so many others, but her belongings will continue to represent the women who served in that conflict and remind us of the sacrifices made by them all. ..Corrine

Nurse Violet cont..

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CVAFMA Executive 2013-14
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Bill Cuell Harlin Price Jean Ennis Deb McKenzie Membership Director Director Director Len Phillips Terry Chester Dennis Dupuis Mike Hendren Director Director Observer Observer

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Dave Mellin Murray smith Capt. Lynn Barley Jon Ambler

Museum Administration Information

Director Deputy Director Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Gift Shop Manager Captain Lynn Barley, 19 Wing Heritage Officer WO Michael Barnucz Jon Ambler Ken Oxley

Newsletter
Editor Rodney Jones Asst. Editor Augustina Charles-Frederiksen Photographers Alex Boyko, Len Phillips

Comox Air Force Museum

19 Wing Comox, Lazo BC V0R 2K0 Phone/Fax: E-mail: Website: Roseland Spitfire Project Website: 250-339-8162 info@comoxairforcemuseum.ca www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca http://www.vintagewings.ca/Aircraft/tabid/66/ articleType/ArticleView/articleId/257/language/en-CA/TheFL-Arnold-Roseland-Supermarine-Spitfire-Mk-IX.aspx Tuesdays to Sundays: 10 - 16:00 Saturdays 11 - 14:00. Other times, please ask at museum. May - September: 10 - 16:00

OPENING TIMES:

Museum, Library and Gift Shop Spitfire Hangar Heritage Airpark

COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
To join our Association, download the application on our website (below) under Volunteer, leave a phone message at the Museum, or drop by and fill out an application. For only $10 annually, some of the benefits you receive include our newsletter, discounts in the gift shop, and a voice in the organization. If you are currently receiving this newsletter by mail, please forward your email address to receive a high quality issue via the Internet. Our thanks to those of you who have contributed articles and other material for this issue. If you have been thinking of doing so, whether it be a photo, story, or anything relevant to what we do and who we are, please dont hesitate to send it along to the contacts below:

info@comoxairforcemuseum.ca or leave a message at the Museum; The editor, at: rodney.hyde.jones@gmail.com ; or Visit www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca or drop by the museum to find out more about current activities.

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FUN FARE
Spotters QUIZ
Last Issue quiz answer..

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This mystery gentleman was the Wright brothers engineer friend Octave Chanute, author of the Progress in Flying machines, and their principal initiator and adviser on adding power to the Wright Flyer I.
No correct entries were received.
JL Publishing

Words of Wisdom
Over heard at Red Flag:

..Geoff

A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.
CROSSW ORD SOLUTION

..Geoff

Here we have Geoff Plants partial renditions of six of our volunteers. The challenge is to name each and every one of them.

Clue: the crowns dont match the bodies.

SPOTTER QUIZ SOLUTIONS: For a well deserved CVAFMA $10 cheque and untold fame and fortune, please provide the correct answers by Feb 28th to: rodney.hyde.jones@gmail.com or phone him at 250-650-0166.

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MUSEUM OUTREACH & VI SITS

O N G LO B A L T V N E W S CADET S QUADRONS

Terrace - AIR

DELTA & SURREY- AIR

S C H O O LS
Airport Elementary

Carrier ops explained

J U N I O R F O R ES T R A N G ER S

CAMPBELL RIVER - NAVY

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A S U R P R IS E V I S I T F R O M A N O R I G . M U S E U M B U I L D I N G T E L E P H O N IS T, R U T H P O IR I E R .
Once commended by the W/C for some rapid tracking of a foreign visitor, Ruth and her visiting family amused us with many stories of this building in the old days and the differences in how all things were in the 50s and 60s. She is interested in learning of any work we may do in the future about the bases communications.

ELECTRONIC RESTORATI ON W WI I LAN CASTER W O ST TA ATION

WWII Relics from T3 Hangar, CFB Comox ..

..to Bills & Howards work benches & then..

..to a possible working display...

..by the now infamous Parksville Pickers

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HERITAGE AIRCRAFT

CF CF-104 paint paint-ready T-33 soon for museum display CF CF-101 re re-paint complete

19 wing sisip volunteer celebration

C A N A D A D AY PA R A D E

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D I S P L AY S & C R AF T W O R K FINISHED DISPLAY

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

AURORA - 407 SQN

443 (MH) SQNHMCS VANCOUVER MODEL

Now, searching for 443 Sqn archives to display.

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THE EXECUTIVE

AW A R D

Lifetime member

AW A R D

AW A R D

S p i r i t o f t h e Vo l u n t e e r

Editorial

Smashing good pictures

Despite absorbing monumental amounts of time, the newsletter production has been extremely rewarding, a lot of fun and taught me more about Canadian aviation history than I would otherwise have learned. It also introduced me to many of you who have been diligently helping with articles, ideas, images and advice. Thank you for that. It may be that the newsletter medium still has a place in our communications arena, whether it stays in a magazine format or returns to a smaller and more frequently issued publication. I would strongly encourage anyone interested in this kind of journalism to consider the opportunity of taking it on and its integration into our new website. I would be more than ready to help with that. Thanks to Geoff Plant for recently offering to help with his supply of cartoons for our Fun Fare section, see page 16. For a long while I have thought and been told that cartoons of us at work and other related topics would enhance any of our publications. I would hope Geoff is able to continue helping us look at ourselves in this way. The answers to this issues puzzle and winner, if any, will be posted on the website by early March. ad Astra, Rodney

After 5 years of producing the newsletter, which has become more of a magazine, it is now time for me to re-trench, albeit with mixed feelings, hand over its production to integrate into the website and pursue other museum and personal needs that have been building up for a while.

It is very fortunate that we now have a hard working team doing new work for advancement of our web site and who have already accomplished the greater objectives of: rapid interaction with our members; furtherance of our out -reach goals and direct access to our activities and achievements by a larger audience. We have aspired to this for long enough and now its here. For my part, I will have time to complete my first task for our collections management of sorting through all our 16 & 8 mm films and various tapes for relevance to convert to our library set of historical DVDs. This job has been in the process since 2006 and needs finishing. I look forward to that, particularly with recent interest expressed by the Comox Valley Probus clubs who came to view some of our recently copied DVDs of historical aviation, especially of this region.

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ADVERTISEM ENTS
COMOX AIR FORCE MUSEUM

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GIFT SHOP

UNIQUE GIFT IDEAS

Anyone interested in Aviation will cherish a gift from our collection of hundreds of items. Something for any budget, any age. Toys, models, clothing, mugs, hats, books, models, clocks, decals, posters, patches, pins etc. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10 A.M. 4 P.M. [Located outside the gate at CFB Comox at Ryan Road and Military Row]

250-339-8162

www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca

Visa, MasterCard, Debit welcome

Heritage Stones For Sale

$175.00 ea., with tax receipt