2009 - October

SPECIAL POINTS

OF INTEREST:

O N P R O U D W I N G S

Heritage Stones Heritage Stones Heritage Stones Heritage Stones

& Obelisk & Obelisk & Obelisk & Obelisk

Dedication.Dedication.Dedication.Dedication.

Y2K open house Y2K open house Y2K open house Y2K open house

& signing.& signing.& signing.& signing.

Frank Steven & Frank Steven & Frank Steven & Frank Steven &

the CoF.the CoF.the CoF.the CoF.

Ken’s thrill of a Ken’s thrill of a Ken’s thrill of a Ken’s thrill of a

lifetime.lifetime.lifetime.lifetime.

Bye bye Black Bye bye Black Bye bye Black Bye bye Black

Maria.Maria.Maria.Maria.

H E R I T A G E S T O N E S & H E R I T A G E S T O N E S & H E R I T A G E S T O N E S & H E R I T A G E S T O N E S &

O B E L I S K C E R E M O N YO B E L I S K C E R E M O N YO B E L I S K C E R E M O N YO B E L I S K C E R E M O N Y

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M E M B E R S H I PM E M B E R S H I PM E M B E R S H I PM E M B E R S H I P 8888

F E E D B A C KF E E D B A C KF E E D B A C KF E E D B A C K 8888

C V A F M AC V A F M AC V A F M AC V A F M A 9999

Q U A R T E R B A C K Q U A R T E R B A C K Q U A R T E R B A C K Q U A R T E R B A C K

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I N S I D E TH I S

I S S U E :

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“THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE GROUND CREWS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WHO HAVE MADE

FLIGHT POSSIBLE DURING THE LAST 100 YEARS.

WITHOUT THEM AIRPLANES WOULD JUST MAKE NICE

MONUMENTS”

DEDICATD BY THE MEMBERS OF CVAFMA 2009

Dedication of Heritage Stones & Plaque

T H E C O M O X T H E C O M O X T H E C O M O X T H E C O M O X

V A L L E Y A I R V A L L E Y A I R V A L L E Y A I R V A L L E Y A I R

F O R C E F O R C E F O R C E F O R C E

M U S E U M M U S E U M M U S E U M M U S E U M

A S S O C I A T I O N A S S O C I A T I O N A S S O C I A T I O N A S S O C I A T I O N

N E W S L E T T E RN E W S L E T T E RN E W S L E T T E RN E W S L E T T E R

Y2K Open house

Frank, who has been flying since 1942 and still possesses a PPL, is probably the longest flying pilot we have in the Co-

mox Valley. The account of his ca-reer is peppered with some interest-ing stories. Over the next few issues we will bring you a number of those stories, which will be about the people for whom they were made, along with many interesting technical details of the flying challenges. Frank’s greatest fulfilment in fly-ing has been in the latter non-combat portion of his flying career. Along with that, and some combat inci-dents, he will be talking about the various dramatic characteristic of the

early aircraft he has flown. But, meanwhile, on to some background: Born in Glasgow and only 15 when WW2 was declared,

Frank’s ambition to “fly against the hun” had to wait until half way through his 17th year when the RAF would allow him to enlist as just a “volunteer” for aircrew.

First assigned to BCATP, Regina and Brandon, for flying training, Frank was later back to Britain, on HMS Ile de France, for advanced flying training. There, he hoped, he would go on to Lancasters. In actual fact, he only made it into Bomber Command, with 5 Group RAF, by the spring of 1944. Then, he managed to complete 13 bomber raids before the Germans quit! Did they see him coming, your editor won-

ders? Frank’s training with BCATP

began in Brandon in Tiger Moths, then led to the Fairchild Cornell and finally the Cessna Crane.

The latter, ordered by the RCAF to supplement the Avro Anson for training Canadian pilots on twin-engine aircraft, was also known by its pilots, for reasons of their own, as the

“Wichita Wobbler”, “Bamboo Bomber” or the “Bobcat”. An eccentric aircraft, no doubt!

Looking back, Frank’s distinct experiences and one chief interest in the Centennial of Flight for him is in the planes themselves and their various idiosyncrasies and eccentricities. These obscure characteristics often amounted to great pain and/or pleasure for their pilots and engineers! Frank suspects that is what ultimately may have led to the adoption of the female gender for identifying individual aircraft! Much as was also done for ships, over a much longer period!

Following his European wartime assignments at the end of that war (VE), war continued in India to where Frank was assigned in a command in Burma, flying Vultee Vengeance dive bombers and Mosquitoes, against the Japanese attack on India. He continued there for a year after VJ day.

Franks’ RCAF service began in April 1951 when he was first assigned as instructor on Harvard Aircraft in Gimli, Manitoba and Moose Jaw, Sask. This period was followed much later by his service in Comox and Peace-keeping in Egypt.

Later again, Frank retired to Comox where he now lives and still keeps active in flying, whether as a volunteer ground school instructor or flying fire-spotting missions in times of widespread logging activities.

Some of the stories that we will be following up in future

issues from his logbook are: • 1956: North Star a/c, hit by lightning over the Atlan-

tic, between Goose Bay and Prestwick, Scotland.. • 1953: Harvard a/c, Winnipeg to Moose Jaw, with

thunderstorms and high winds en route c/w “hairy” episodes at Regina and Moose Jaw.

• 1952: 2FTS Gimli, Man with some interesting stu-dents’ formation flying attempts.

• 1958: Canso Flying Boat Winnipeg to De Salis, Banks Island. At 1500 miles round trip, the longest medivac in history of RCAF.

• A Comox Airshow crash, in a Tiger Moth piloted by Frank, in front of 8000 stunned viewers.

Ed.

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V O L U N T E E R V I G N E T T E : F R A N K S T E V E N

1944 - India

Tiger MothTiger MothTiger MothTiger Moth

E D I T O R I A LE D I T O R I A LE D I T O R I A LE D I T O R I A L

For my first editorial proper I must say that the news-letters over the last two years have continually been able to herald a pleasant revelation in what we at the CVAFMA do and what inspires us to keep moving on. May it continue.

Various incremental changes of “On Proud Wings” have brought us here from the solid foundation developed previously by Ken Oxley.

Suki, our assistant editor, recently completed a feed-back survey which, together with much feedback from our last

Special Issue for the CoF Dinner, gave clear messages on the publication that, hopefully, are all or mostly reflected in this issue.

You have been a large part of helping with the design and process. We strongly encourage that to continue in future issues, bringing in topical info, stories, jokes and photos. It makes a huge difference to the results. Letters to the editor might also be worth a try in getting personal opinions on is-

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Cessna CranesCessna CranesCessna CranesCessna Cranes

It was a fine day. The clouds came and went, no one brought an umbrella and the combination of three events made it a success.

The Heritage Stone Dedication was very well attended with a number of local politicians along with 888 Wing, Legion and Navy League Representatives. Twenty-six new Stones were added to the Gallery. Our Guest Speaker for the Dedication, Col. Michel Lalumiere, was very generous in his praise for the accomplishments of the Association as well as the Museum. MC Jon Ambler created the perfect ambience for the occasion. Our Association sponsored the new obelisk and memorial plaque, dedicated to the Centennial of Flight in Canada and to the Ground Crews and Support Staff “that make every flight possible” as so well said by Terry Chester in his introduc-tion.

The Dedication ceremony was followed by the final Open House at the Spitfire Hangar, which was very well attended and is still a big draw in the Valley.

Thank you to David Stinson for taking the lead and organizing the event along with Don Man-ley and his crew handling the refreshments. Thanks to all the volunteers that showed up to put all

the chairs in place then 3 hours later take them all down. Thanks also to 19 Wing for its support which makes it all possible.

Our next event will be the Christmas Party and Volunteer recognition scheduled for December 8 in the Officers’ Mess. Mike Hendren

THE PRESDENT’S

PODIUM


One Year as Program Manager/Volunteer Coordinator:One Year as Program Manager/Volunteer Coordinator:One Year as Program Manager/Volunteer Coordinator:One Year as Program Manager/Volunteer Coordinator:

I am amazed to realise that I have been at the CAFM for a full year: and it was full! My partnerships with Capt Low, Noreen Purdy and the Association have thrived, and we are achieving great successes. Looking back, I am amazed at the complexity of the Museum and all the elements it takes to have

success. I have found that each and every one of our Volunteers “brings something to the fight”. My role and challenge is to match each volunteer’s temperament, skills and interests with something that needs doing. Given the quality of our volunteers there is an embarrassment of riches! Looking forward, we anticipate positive change in all aspects of the Museum: new displays depicting the reopening of

RCAF Comox, Korea and the Cold War, new aircraft (a Labrador!), restoration of the CMP, a major display at the Comox Val-ley Art Gallery in summer 2010, and ongoing restoration of Y2K. We will continue our outreach: the Museum will support REXPO, the SD71 Heritage Fair, Canada Day, all building on this year’s successes At OMMC 2009 I learned a lot about Military Museums, and one key thing I learned is that we all can be extremely proud

of our Museum, I know I am! Jon Ambler

C O O R D I N A T I O N & M A N A G E M E N T M A T T E R SC O O R D I N A T I O N & M A N A G E M E N T M A T T E R SC O O R D I N A T I O N & M A N A G E M E N T M A T T E R SC O O R D I N A T I O N & M A N A G E M E N T M A T T E R S

sues. Such letters typically spruce up publications like this one in a big way.

In this issue a stronger attempt has been made to keep articles brief, to the point and within one page or less. This, of course, keep the essentials intact and improve its readability. Many articles we receive are quite detailed and so we will hold the full submissions available for you, as no-

tified in each one, in case of reference requirements.

Lastly, please join me in welcoming our new “Cub Reporter”, Ken Oxley, who will be covering various local experiences with the Y2K project from his eyes. Also, please welcome Terry Chester, the Y2K Project Manager, who will be our regular columnist on updates for the project.

Your support is much appreciated,

Rodney Jones

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E D I T O R I A L C O N T . .E D I T O R I A L C O N T . .E D I T O R I A L C O N T . .E D I T O R I A L C O N T . .


Thrill of a LifetimeThrill of a LifetimeThrill of a LifetimeThrill of a Lifetime

Ken Oxley’s dreams came true when he was drawn and called for a 40 minute flight in an L-39ZA Albatros fighter jet owned by Ed McDonald of Alberta. A contemporary of CAFM’s Capt. John Low in Moose Jaw and once an instruc-tor on Tutors there, Ed now flies Airbus 330’s for Air Can-ada and, as an engineer, runs a business in systems to locate runways in poor weather conditions.

Ken found the flight very exciting and smooth even when pulling 3 to 4G's during some of the aerobatic ma-noeuvres. He was at ease with Ed’s command and allowed the “feel” of the controls for a few minutes.

They headed for the Comox glacier at 4,000 feet. With the throttle set at 240 knots, Ken steered them around the sky for about 10 mins. Ed made a bomb run on the ski lodge at Mt. Washington and headed to Campbell River for a low altitude military break over the airport.

Then, it was off west for some loops and barrel rolls before heading back to Comox, hugging the coastline along the way. Two military breaks over CFB Comox were au-thorized before a very smooth landing.

“Wow times three”, were Kens remarks, “if the aircraft wasn’t so darn smooth and Ed so proficient, it could have been scary!”

Ed’s flights are primarily used as a fundraiser for deserv-ing charities and are booked up well in advance. It’s a win- -win-win situation. Next year, Ken will be working with him on a fundraising event for the Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association and another to raise funds for a local high school football team to buy new equipment. Everyone will have a chance to win a ride of a lifetime. So keep doing your exercises and eat healthy!

According to Ken, we may even see the L-39 share the sky with a P-51 and some red and white CT-114’s in April 2010 . Ed plans on doing next years charity fights out of YQQ again for the B C winners. Ken Oxley

O N P R O U D W I N G S O N P R O U D W I N G S

SOME INTERESTING WEBSITES: (Ctrl + Click) or (Copy & paste to internet)

Stocky Edward’s Ottawa flight with VWoC http://www.airic.ca/html/vwoc09stocky.html

A Short History of the Avro CF-105 Arrow Mk.1 http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/hst/arrow-eng.asp

Canada C-17 Globemaster’s first homecoming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3q2ZpiWHc

Credit-squeeze airshow? : The Red Sparrows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_lXqMmevog

C O L L E C T I O N S C O R N E RC O L L E C T I O N S C O R N E RC O L L E C T I O N S C O R N E RC O L L E C T I O N S C O R N E R

Organization of Military Museums of Canada

(OMMC)

Military museums began over 2, 000 years ago when the Romans

dedicated temples to house organized displays of weapons and ar-

mour captured in great battles. In Canada they began to appear

before Confederation.

Artefacts and displays grew in regular force garrisons like Que-

bec, Halifax and Kingston and in camps like Petawawa. The fore-

runner of the Canadian War Museum opened in 1880. From the

time of the Boer War, in the late 1890s, Canadian officers and sol-

diers returning from military service brought home some

“reminders” of their experiences and the artefact accumulations

grew. The Armed Forces began to donate surplus and captured

equipment, particularly in the years after the First and Second World

Wars.

The OMMC was set up by National

Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) in 1967 to

provide a “common home” for military

museums and for persons strongly inter-

ested in the preservation and display of

military heritage.

One of its first activities was to lay the foundation of good stan-

dards of competence in all military museums. Now in its 43rd year of

operation, OMMC continues that tradition of annual train-

ing. Recent topics have included:

Ω Basic radiation hazard recognition;

Ω Construction of display equipment;

Ω Location of museum material sources;

Ω Writing of artefact condition reports; and

Ω Managing museums in the military and civilian sectors.

OMMC encourages members to develop their formal skills and

qualifications and offers annual grants towards

partial reimbursement of tuition fees and course

materials. It has published a newsletter elec-

tronically in past years; but, its web-site was

badly damaged by a hacker in 2008 and is still

being rebuilt.

Recognized as a Canadian charity, OMMC

was federally incorporated as a non profit or-

ganization in 1992. There is no paid staff.

OMMC has always been closely allied with the DHH at NDHQ.

It provides an annual grant to cover the costs of organizing and stag-

ing the annual training program with certain mandatory expenses

such as auditing the financial statements.

All member museums are expected to have at least one represen-

tative at each OMMC annual meeting. The annual conferences are

held in different locations: Winnipeg last year, CFB Borden this

year and next year in Halifax. The 2010 conference will mark the

centennial of the founding of the Canadian Naval Service, forerun-

ner of the Royal Canadian Navy. The 2011 conference at Charlotte-

town will be the first OMMC meeting on PEI. There is a rumour

that the 2013 conference may be held in Vancouver!

All 68 accredited Canadian military museums are institutional

members of OMMC and DHH pays the annual membership fee.

Any interested person can become an individual member – the an-

nual fee is usually a personal expense. The OMMC Board of Direc-

tors is made up of these individual members.

At CAFM, Don Manley and David Stinson are members and

Don is also a long-standing OMMC Director.

CAFM representatives have all found the experience valuable,

particularly the personal contacts and learning from colleagues.

This museum will continue to lay its part in OMMC in years to

come. David Stinson

p.s. for the full text, please contact Dave or the editor.

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“At CAFM, Don

Manley and David

Stinson are members

and Don is also a

long-standing OMMC

Director.”

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V I N T A G E W I N G S Y 2 K - U P D A T E

A lot has happened in the Hangar since the last newsletter. It has undergone transformation from a pure workshop to a place where we are now equally happy to welcome visitors and Transport Canada (TC) executives alike.

Our museum has provided a large display case for the history and heritage of the aircraft, along with arti-facts, like the actual control column that will be used. This will help us answer the inevitable questions that arise. Museum volunteers are being trained to conduct tours, leaving Vintage Wings employees free to do their work.

As you may have noticed, Bonn isn’t with us any-more. He has been thinking about opening up his own maintenance facility for some time, and decided to take the plunge in July. We will miss him, as most of what you see today was built by those skilled hands. We continue to realize the dream of so many and two new staff engineers are now hired and busy certifying all of the work done so far. This is a statutory requirement for the approval of our newly fledged Approved Mainte-nance Organization (AMO).

We are very proud of our progress to date; but, Transport Canada regulations require us to confirm that all work preceding the forma-tion of the AMO is in accor-dance with current procedures and regulations. Accordingly, a painstaking and meticulous inspection of all paperwork and aircraft works is being com-pleted before we are granted our “licence” to proceed.

This might take a few months and we have now been through all of the stock items in the shop, including those without history or proof of purchase, so they’ve gone into the “quarantine “area. Thus, work on the

planes in the Air Park now has a bonanza of supplies at its disposal!

Ross Hubbard, Chief TC inspector in the Vancouver Region, has met with us and strongly supports the pro-ject. At Ross’s suggestion a separation of the work area and public viewpoints, has been provided with a metal railing keeping the aircraft protected and secure.

Ralph Hull, who was associated with the pro-ject at the outset and is currently building our wings in UK, will be here in the second week of October. He will look at the entire project, includ-ing our uncategorized inventory, and help our engineers to form a plan to have the plane “Wing ready” by mid-summer 2011.

I will be in Ontario in late October (14 to 21) on Air Force Associa-tion biz so will stop by Wright Instruments in Toronto to see what’s up with the instru-ments that we sent

them, oh so long ago.

Our open house, see page 1, on the 13th Sep-tember went very

well, with our “superstars”, Stocky, Duke and John answering many questions. Future visitors to the hangar will get the usual tour, but from now on will see little outward change to the airplane since most of the work will now be internal. We’ll keep you updated on progress through this newsletter and, of course, the website at http://y2kspitfire.com/

Terry Chester, Project Manager

Quarantined parts

Hull Aero, UK


C O M I N G E V E N T S

Date Event

30 Oct 09: Info session and Potluck luncheon (10:30 — 1200) - museum theatre.

7 - 11 Nov 09: Remembrance Day Display in the Driftwood Mall.

08 Dec 09: Christmas Party

18 Dec09: Christmas Luncheon at Museum, 11:30am. Bring a plate of goodies for

the table.

Jan - Jun10: Bingo

TBD Jan10: Driftwood Mall Volunteer Fair (Volunteers required to set up, take

down and man our table and display) (Theme: TBD)

TBD Apr10: Canadian Forces Snowbird Visit and Autograph Session at Museum

TBD Apr 09: School District 71 Heritage Fair at 19 Wing Fitness and Community

Centre

TBD Apr10: CVAFMA Annual General Meeting 7 PM at the Comox Air Force Mu-

seum in the theatre.

24 May10: CAFM participates in Cumberland Parade with Heritage Vehicles.

TBD May10: Garage Sale (9 AM to 2 PM) (set up at 8 AM)

07 Jun10: Heritage Stones Dedication Ceremony.

1 Jul10: CAFM participates in Courtenay Canada Day Parade with heritage

vehicles.

02 Aug10: CAFM participates in Comox Nautical Days Parade with heritage ve-

hicles.

Some advantages of membership to the Association are:

• Being part of a community-focused organization

• Broadening your network of contacts, making new

friends and meeting interesting visitors.

• Learning first hand about Canada’s role in military avia-

tion

• An opportunity to develop new skills

• Involvement in a wide range of museum activities

• A voting member of the Comox Valley Air Force Mu-

seum Association (CVAFMA)

• Opportunity to become one of the Association Directors

• Enjoyment of membership activities and social func-

tions

• Receive a discount at the Air Force Museum Gift Shop.

M E M B E R S H I PM E M B E R S H I PM E M B E R S H I PM E M B E R S H I P

A BIG WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS:

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Bill CuellBill CuellBill CuellBill Cuell

Len PhillipsLen PhillipsLen PhillipsLen Phillips

Meaghan McNameeMeaghan McNameeMeaghan McNameeMeaghan McNamee

Ernie BauchmanErnie BauchmanErnie BauchmanErnie Bauchman

Gary SiebenGary SiebenGary SiebenGary Sieben

M E M B E R S H I P B E N E F I T SM E M B E R S H I P B E N E F I T SM E M B E R S H I P B E N E F I T SM E M B E R S H I P B E N E F I T S

IMPROVING YOUR NEWSLETTER.... With Jon Ambler’s sentiment in mind, i.e.“...without measure there can be no management...”, we decided to find out, what - if any - improvements could be made to the CVAFMA Newsletter.

Back in June we sent out a simple questionnaire to the membership that stated: “...Your editor Rodney and I want to ensure that you are seeing articles you want to see. We love what we do, and Rodney in particular is the master of pulling it all together, so here is your chance to chat away and let us know the what, how, who and why of articles you

would like to see covered in upcoming issues, starting in September.” Our questions were: ? Are you pleased with the newsletter? ? What can be improved? ? Would you like to see Movie Night resurrected? ? What films would you like to see?

Thank you, one and all for your responses! Suki

The vast majority of members are pleased with the newsletter.

About half like the newsletter just the way it is; but,

Many find it too long to read in one sitting. One suggestion was to keep each article to only 1 or 2 pages.

More than half the members like the articles on volunteers.

A good number like movie afternoons. One suggested we have evening showings, rather than day time matineès.

Suggestions for movies ranged from: Cartoons, Snowbird videos, Brit and Canadian oriented aviation movies

and just about anything of the Canadian Air Force WW2 period.

Someone suggested we have pre-made popcorn and a prize draw.

R E A D E R S H I P S U R V E YR E A D E R S H I P S U R V E YR E A D E R S H I P S U R V E YR E A D E R S H I P S U R V E Y

S U R V E Y R E S U L T SS U R V E Y R E S U L T SS U R V E Y R E S U L T SS U R V E Y R E S U L T S

CVAFMA Executive 2007CVAFMA Executive 2007CVAFMA Executive 2007CVAFMA Executive 2007----08080808

PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident Mike Hendren

Vice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice President Don Manley

SecretarySecretarySecretarySecretary David Stinson

TreasurerTreasurerTreasurerTreasurer Mike Spooner

MembershipMembershipMembershipMembership Bill Cuell

Director at LargeDirector at LargeDirector at LargeDirector at Large Frank Steven

Bingo CoordinatorBingo CoordinatorBingo CoordinatorBingo Coordinator Herb Lightfoot

Fund RaisingFund RaisingFund RaisingFund Raising Terry Chester

ExExExEx----OfficioOfficioOfficioOfficio John Low

ExExExEx----OfficioOfficioOfficioOfficio Jon Ambler

Newsletter Publisher/EditorNewsletter Publisher/EditorNewsletter Publisher/EditorNewsletter Publisher/Editor Rodney Jones

Museum DirectorMuseum DirectorMuseum DirectorMuseum Director John Low, Capt. 19 Wing Heritage Officer

Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Jon Ambler

Gift Shop ManagerGift Shop ManagerGift Shop ManagerGift Shop Manager Noreen Purdy

Contact InformationContact InformationContact InformationContact Information

COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES

As always, thanks to those who contribute articles and other material to the newsletter. There must be many members out there who have something to submit of interest to the rest of us, whether a photo, story, or something relevant to what we do and who we are. If so, please have no second thoughts about sending it to us.

Contact us at [email protected] , [email protected] or leave a message at the Museum. Visit www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca or drop by the museum to find out more about current activities.

To join our Association, download the application on our website 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.

Ed.

Phone/FaxPhone/FaxPhone/FaxPhone/Fax: 250-339-8162

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WebsiteWebsiteWebsiteWebsite: www.comoxairforcemuseum.cawww.comoxairforcemuseum.cawww.comoxairforcemuseum.cawww.comoxairforcemuseum.ca

Spitfire/Y2K Project WebsiteSpitfire/Y2K Project WebsiteSpitfire/Y2K Project WebsiteSpitfire/Y2K Project Website: www.y2kspitfire.comwww.y2kspitfire.comwww.y2kspitfire.comwww.y2kspitfire.com

OPENING TIMES:OPENING TIMES:OPENING TIMES:OPENING TIMES: Museum, Library and Gift Shop 10am - 4pm (Tuesday to Sunday)

Spitfire Hangar Re-opening mid Nov on Saturdays 10am-3pm

Heritage Airpark May-September - 10am - 4pm

Comox Air Force Museum Comox Air Force Museum Comox Air Force Museum Comox Air Force Museum

19 Wing Comox, Lazo BC V0R 2K0 (Vancouver Island)

Assistant EditorAssistant EditorAssistant EditorAssistant Editor Sulaika (Suki) M. Levasseur

Cub Reporter [Y2K]Cub Reporter [Y2K]Cub Reporter [Y2K]Cub Reporter [Y2K] Ken Oxley

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Canada Day—Lewis Park “ A V E M A R I A ”

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THE 19 WING ANNUAL SISIP VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION LUNCHEON

2.2.2.2.

Did you know that 350 volunteers at 19 Wing devote

15,000 hours per year?

Now THAT would be a good reason to have a heck of a

party, which is exactly what happened when the party hosts -

SISP Financial Services, 19

Wing Base Fund - got

together to give all volun-

teers a ‘hand.’

Since the first event in

2003 Personnel Support Programs (PSP) and Military Fam-

ily Resource Center (MFRC) personnel have been working

to recognize volunteers.

Plates Catering fed us, we were entertained with mighty

humor provided by the Canadian Improv Games National

Champions from the GP Vanier School.

Among the events volun-

teers are honored for are:

Rexspo, Terry Fox Run,

Deployment Dinner, Ca-

reer Fair, No- Snow Fest,

Snow to Surf.

Highest congratulations back to Danielle Bernier, Dep-

uty Executive Director of Programs, Directors and Volun-

teers for a truly great party!

Suki

Rumour has it that the gift store has

been feeling a little “short-staffed” lately. Well, no, I’m not feeling boxed in yet!

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NO T I C E S & A D V E RT I S EMEN T S

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Heritage Stones For Sale $155.00 ea, with tax receipt

Apply on http://www.comoxairforcemuseum.ca/heritagestones.html or visit museum gift shop

The Griffin Pub The Griffin Pub The Griffin Pub The Griffin Pub

& Liquor & Liquor & Liquor & Liquor

StoreStoreStoreStore

Pub Open 11 am º Liquor Store open 9 am

1185 Kilmorley Rd, Comox 250-339-4466

Fri night: Live Band

Sat night: “Name that Tune”

Sun: Brunch

Large Sunny PatioLarge Sunny PatioLarge Sunny PatioLarge Sunny Patio

Lunch & Dinner SpecialsLunch & Dinner SpecialsLunch & Dinner SpecialsLunch & Dinner Specials

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