More comments about the Canadian Aviation Historic Society meeting : Save the Canso - Update
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More comments about the Canadian Aviation Historic Society meeting

by Doug Roy on 03/22/11

I received the below email from Henry Dechant about their meeting with CAHS on March 17, 2011 in Calgary.

Hi, Doug, 

As an addendum to my little report on the CAHS meeting last Thursday, I also want to express our sincere  thanks to the group at the meeting not only for their hospitality but also for the contribution$ to cover our expenses in coming to the meeting.  After covering our expenses there will be a significant contribution to our society to be applied to the restoration of FNJE.  

Thank you, CAHS and CMS.   

Henry Dechant

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1. Chris Templeton said on 5/20/11 - 02:41PM
Shortly after the CAHS meeting in Calgary, I was contaacted by Author Shirlee Matheson about Save the Canso project. Shirlee knew that I had some experience on Canso's while stationed at Sea Island in the RCAF. I was transferred there in 1957 and we had I think 7 Cansos, 3 DC3s 2 Otters and 2 Piasecki H21 helicopters. The boat school where all RCAF Canso pilots were trained was part of 121 Search and Rescue squadron.I was an aircraft electrician and we got to work om all aircraft and as I loved flying I went up when ever I had a chance. I was part of the crew on a medevac trip to Prince Rupert on June 30,1959 in Canso 11041 and we had the misfortune to crash on landing in Seal Cove when the right nose door broke the front hinge and the door swung back and right through the fuselage. The aircraft front end was destroyed and the nurse on board was killed. The rest of us were picked up by a tug and some of the crew were injured but luckily survived. The Canso's were replaced by SA16 Albatross in 1960 and I had the good fortune to be picked for the last official trip for the canso in RCAF service when we ferried 11089 from Sea Island-(now Vancouver International) to Claresholm, AB- Rivers Man-Lakehead - Toronto Downsview. It took us 17+ hours going east and we flew back in a new CP Air DC-8 in 4 hours +. Great recollections ! Chris Templeton 250-493-4645 email tomahawk422@shaw.ca


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