FLY-IN Breakfast a great success!
by Doug Roy on 07/26/10
It was a great morning at the Fairview Airport as about 250 people gathered to have breakfast, watch aircraft landing, check the many small planes on the tarmac and to visit with the pilots and their friends. For the first time in 20 years a Fly-In breakfast, hosted by the Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society, the Town of Fairview and Municipal District of Fairview, brought together flying enthusiasts from through-out the area. Everyone seemed to have good time and many enjoy the short trip to the nearby shop where the Canso is being restored, for a tour. Everyone had a chance to visit with our special guest, Bob Ellis, from Vancouver. Bob was stationed in Nova Scotia during World War II - from 1941-43, and worked on several Cansos as a rigger (airframe mechanic) and specifically on FNJE. Mr. Ellis is with us for a few days so we are trying to listen to and record many of the spell-binding stories of his time with the RCAF and time spent working on and flying in this Canso.
Thanks to everyone for their support!
