2009 - December

The Women’s Division:
“We Serve that Men may
Fly” Given the social context
of those days, the WDs
stretched the boundaries of
what was cons i der ed
“acceptable” employment for women within
Canada and its military services. This display,
among many new panels recently created by
Don Smith for the museum, epitomizes the
importance of the WD and, by association, all
the support divisions in times of need. Along
with its adjacent model display and mounted
artifacts the story is told in three-dimensions,
an architecture that the CAFM is adopting
throughout its self-guided displays section. .
Each display gallery represents a chapter of
our “book” of the Canadian Forces Base
Comox history, which our visitors can “read”
or interact with as they move through.
Cold War, Korea and Interceptors:
Recently set up in a 3-D gallery architecture,
this display replaces various items previously
having little direction for the visitor and
needed cleaning up. It comprises:
┼ Korea, unmentioned before in this museum;
┼ A local connection, Grant Nichols, who
later became the base commander and still
lives locally;
┼ Our North Star, Ernie Glover;
┼ To further bring the three-dimensional look,
we have here our depth-bomb (air force
equivalent of a depth charge). The world’s
simplest weapon, with high explosive and
trigger mechanism;
┼ The cold war, anti-submarine warfare,, with
the anti-sub aircraft like the Argus;
┼ The manned bomber threat, i.e. H-bombs in
the Bear bombers and, hence;
┼ The interceptors, for which we have a three
dimensional of a cold war pilot, the Voodoo
model, the Falcon missile and the Genie
missile.
409 “Blackhawk” Squadron
and Night-fighters:
This was a slightly dead corner in the mu-
seum, located just before the ejection seat, and
the old display was an obstruction to the flow.
That has now been smoothed off. We feel that
the museum’s self-guided ‘course’ must flow
like a river with little eddies for smaller items.
In general, it is intended that galleries and
exhibits fold logically to and from adjoining
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SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:
New display con- New display con- New display con- New display con-
struction and struction and struction and struction and
arrangements arrangements arrangements arrangements
Canso flying tales Canso flying tales Canso flying tales Canso flying tales
Three good new Three good new Three good new Three good new
books books books books
Brussels and Brussels and Brussels and Brussels and
Hannover air Hannover air Hannover air Hannover air
museums museums museums museums
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the last two months the last two months the last two months the last two months
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C A N S O F L Y I N G C A N S O F L Y I N G C A N S O F L Y I N G C A N S O F L Y I N G 3 33 3
P R E S I D E N T P R E S I D E N T P R E S I D E N T P R E S I D E N T 4 44 4
D I R E C T O R D I R E C T O R D I R E C T O R D I R E C T O R 4 44 4
C O MI N G E V E N T S C O MI N G E V E N T S C O MI N G E V E N T S C O MI N G E V E N T S 5 55 5
MA N A G E R MA N A G E R MA N A G E R MA N A G E R 6 66 6
B O O K S P A R A D E B O O K S P A R A D E B O O K S P A R A D E B O O K S P A R A D E 6 66 6
E U R O MU S E U MS E U R O MU S E U MS E U R O MU S E U MS E U R O MU S E U MS 7 77 7
T R I V I A T O R Q U I Z T R I V I A T O R Q U I Z T R I V I A T O R Q U I Z T R I V I A T O R Q U I Z 7 77 7
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H U MO U R H U MO U R H U MO U R H U MO U R 8 88 8
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To do: Check-out the New Displays..
displays.
The 409 Sqn display accentuates
its traditional night-fighter role;
hence, the Blackhawk symbol,
since its first days with Boulton -
Paul Defiants and followed by:
Mosquitoes and Beaufighters in
WWII;
The Cold War CF100 and CF-
101 all-weather fighters and,
now,
The CF-18 all-weather
fighter, based in CFB
Cold Lake.
The Ni ght -fi ght ers
display depicts much
detail of the equipment
developed in both world
warts and on both sides of
the channel.
Following these galleries will be an enhanced display
depicting the Avro Arrow’s development and ultimate fate.
This will then fold into the CFB Comox diorama, which is
continuing to be upgraded
414 Black Knight Squadron and RCAF Marine
Section:
Depicting its development from the earliest days of the
squadron, this gallery will now fold into the history of Search
and rescue (SAR), starting with the Comox school, leading
into the Comox SAR Squadron 442 around the next corner to
the next steps of the journey.
409 “Demons” Squadron at War
Here, for 409 Sqn, is displayed the
history of anti-submarine warfare of
WWII and the Cold War.
Included are models of three Russian
submarines, hunted by 409 squadron.
The y we r e
made by Don
Smith and Jon Ambler.
Then are displayed the technical
details of the components and action
of a torpedo, how it is deployed and
guided onto its target. Irv Fraser has
recently finished a rotatable base for
this type
of tor-
pedo, standing in its airborne
mounting shackles.
We finish off this gallery with an
improved display of the heroism of
young Bobby Waters, recipient of
the George Medal for saving the
lives of the pilot and, with his friend
Albert De Cuyper, co-pilot of an
Avro Lancaster maritime surveil-
lance aircraft that crashed on final
approach into Comox.

Lastly, alongside the existing
video theatre, planning is in pro-
gress for the gallery of the 9/11 attacks, including an assembly
of displays, images, accounts and artifacts to tell that story.
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The vignette continues, with the first of a series of
short accounts from Frank’s logbooks and other
memories. He recalls various twists, turns, virtues
and other characteristics of this particular aeroplane.
Designed and built as the PBY Catalina in the
1930s and 40s by Consolidated Aircraft, it was also
built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. As the Canso up until
1944. Some idiosyncrasies experienced by Frank in
some of the Canso’s multi-purpose roles around Vancouver
Island after WW II are worthy of some comment.
In aging, a developing notable feature of the Canso, ironi-
cally despite its role in aquatic operations, was that it leaked!
It leaked everywhere and almost anywhere; whether, on the
water or airborne in cloud. It leaked through the windows,
doors and hatches and also into any of the plane’s three main
sections. In 1960s, Frank had an air-evac from Port Hardy up
to the Queen Charlotte Islands. They had to let down into
Prince Rupert, due to heavy fog preventing them getting to the
QCI. The fog didn’t lift, so they were ordered back and
climbed back up into cloud, all the way home. By the time
they were approaching the north end of the island, the bilge
pumps all fired up pumping large amounts of water out of the
fuselage and wings! Upon their arrival at Port Hardy, the CO
Jimmy Borden, had a hard time fathoming the complaint. He
considered it and, thinking he knew the plane well, declared it
an impossibility. But the continuous loud hum of the pumps
caused him to shake his head and yield to the fact!. ["And if I
laugh at any mortal thing/'Tis that I may not weep." Lord
Byron]
Another interesting feature of the Canso, explains Frank,
this time about controlling it on water is when mooring onto a
buoy. Having no propeller flaring to either reverse or stop the
craft, as could easily be done with the Albatross’s variable-
pitch propellers, you had to use another method.
Firstly, one approached the buoy from downwind as
accurately as possible and “blip” the mags to wiggle it into
place. Mooring places close in to shore often exhibit offshore
winds, which made this manoeuvre difficult. Hence, the need
to blip the engines to steer the plane onto the buoy.
Blipping was a technique of flicking off the “mag”
switches sepa-
rately, to give differential power thrusts on the wing;
always ensuring the switches are thrown back on before the
engines die and needs restarting! There was a master magneto
and two slave mags, so you could either pull the master mag
to slow the whole plane or just one of the slave mags to steer
it. It caused an amusing show of puppetry in the cockpit! The
pilot and co-pilot did all this while the engineer, navigator and
radio officers were busy at their own posts.
A versatile airplane, Frank
relates, its practical design was
one of the most commendable
features of PBY, giving it much
versatility and reliability. “You
could fix almost anything on site
and even change an engine while
on the water.” It’s design fea-
tured a large cargo area, so that
carrying spare parts was no prob-
lem.
When flying the Canso in its modified version for water
bombing, a big factor to
watch for, so Frank tells
us, was to resist the
temptation to make
passes at tree tops level
to get to the flames.
Regrettably, in 1967,
two pilots in their twin-
e ngi ne d modi f i e d
Canso, had their left
wingtip strike a tree and
shatter, causing the air-
craft to disintegrate sec-
onds before crashing in a ball of flames on Vancouver Island’s
Mount Finlayson. Pilot Alex M. Davidson, 43, and co-pilot
Paddy Moore, 42, “The Flying Firemen” and both veteran
flyers, died while fighting a 20-acre blaze in Goldstream Park.
This scene was replicated in Steven Spielberg’s 1989 movie
“Always”.
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failing of an aged
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Mike Hendren
THE PRESDENT’S
PODIUM
The Canadian Centennial of Flight year, 2009, has drawn to a close and it is time to reflect on some
of the things that we have accomplished here at the Museum. We kicked off the celebrations by un-
veiling the Centennial logo, painted by Geoff Plant and installed on the side of the Museum building.

On the 1
st
of April, we finalized the contract that transferred the title of the Y2K Spitfire project to
Vintage Wings of Canada (VWoC). This was the beginning of a new stage in the restoration of this
aircraft. Our partnership with VWoC allows our Museum to continue to show the project to our visi-
tors, while ensuring that “the Y2K Spitfire flies again.”

We then assisted School District 71 with the Heritage Fair at the 19 Wing Fitness and Community Centre which had, as a
sub-theme, the Centennial of Flight in Canada.

Then, it was onto our largest event of the year - the Centennial of Flight dinner. This was a huge success, not only as a
celebration but also as a fundraiser. This event, along with the Snowbird Quilt raffle organized by Ken and Linda Oxley,
raised over $30,000 for our Museum. It was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun and showed the Museum’s staff and
volunteers’ teamwork at its best.

The next event to take place was “Back to Baddeck” organized by the museums of the Canadian Aeronautical Preserva-
tion Association, of which we are a member. Comox was the launch of the relay back east to Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The
“baton”, which was a beaten-up old brief case filled with memorabilia, had travelled across the North from Baddeck and was
now heading back. A Harvard, from the Museum of Flight in Langley, picked up the baton and flew to Victoria and then
onto Langley. Many other vintage aircraft participated in the relay across Canada, and the baton was delivered safely to the
Museum in Baddeck.

Our final event for the Centennial was to dedicate an obelisk “to all the ground crew and support personnel who made
flight possible during the last 100 years.” This was done in conjunction with another very successful Heritage Stone dedica-
tion ceremony.

This year has also been a big year for upgrades to our main exhibits. We have added new graphic/text panels to the
“Opening of Comox”, “Cold War”, “Women’s Division” “409 Squadron”, 414 Squadron”, “Marine Rescue” and “407
Squadron” displays.

To top the year off, the first half of Labrador 310 arrived safely in Comox. The second half arrives later this month, and
will be stored until a plan is developed to put her back together and displayed in our Heritage Air Park.

Thank you, volunteers! Your effort and dedication ensured a very successful Canadian Centennial of Flight year for our
museum.

Capt. John Low
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Date Date Date Date COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS COMING EVENTS
Jan - Jun: Bingo
20 Feb 10:
Cumberland Heritage Fair
9 and 10 Apr 10:
School District 71 Comox Valley Heritage Fair - CAFM and 19 Wing Recreation Centre
TBD Apr 10:
Snowbirds Autograph Session
TBD April 10:
Canadian Forces Snowbirds at Comox
TBD May 10:
CVAFMA Annual General Meeting 7 PM at the Comox Air Force Museum in the theatre
24 May 10:
CAFM participates in Cumberland Parade with Heritage Vehicles.
TBD May 10:
Garage Sale (9 AM to 2 PM) (set up at 8 AM)
TBD Jun 10:
Heritage Stone Dedication Ceremony (will depend on numbers of people who have do-
nated to have a stone placed)
1 Jul 10:
CAFM participates in Courtenay Canada Day Parade with heritage vehicles.
__ “ __: __ “ __: __ “ __: __ “ __: CVAFMA Booth Canada Day - Lewis Park
TBD Aug 10:
CAFM participates in Comox Nautical Days Parade with heritage vehicles.
18 Sep 10:
Recreation Exposition (REXSPO)
TBD Sep 10:
Battle of Britain display in Museum
19 Sep 10:
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CAFM Projects List: CAFM Projects List: CAFM Projects List: CAFM Projects List: It Lives! It Lives! It Lives! It Lives!
The CVAFMA continues to raise funds to support the Museum. Earlier this fall they asked the
Museum for a prioritised list of projects, so that their fundraising and planning efforts could have a
focus. David Stinson quickly created a detailed database of the myriad projects discussed over the
years, and then John Low and I worked it into the CAFM Project List.
The CAFM Project List is a staff tool used by both the Museum Director and Museum Pro-
gram Manager & Volunteer Coordinator to track projects. The authority for adding, modifying and deleting projects rests
with the Executive Committee of the CAFM, and the List is managed by the CAFM Program Manager. Clearly, however,
this Project List is not authoritative and the presence on this List of a Project does not indicate a commitment of Public
Funds. The list is in four Parts, i.e. the CAFM Lines of Business: Part I. Museum (Building 11); Part II. Heritage Aircraft
Park; Part III. Heritage Aircraft; and Part IV. Heritage Vehicles. This list is not exclusive; many projects are well underway
and are unaffected by the List. The first iteration has been tabled at the CAFM Executive Committee, and its endorsement is
anticipated.
Naturally the List is available for you to read on our Wiki! < http://cafmvolunteers.pbworks.com/ >
Stop Press Stop Press Stop Press Stop Press: washroom renovations are imminent. : washroom renovations are imminent. : washroom renovations are imminent. : washroom renovations are imminent.
We have been informed that the Men’s and Ladies washrooms will probably be renovated early in 2010. There will
be a requirement to remove some asbestos (floor tiles and ceiling material and the like) and during that period we will not
be open to the public.
Other than that, however, while the rennovations are underway the handicapped access washroom will remain opera-
tional, enabling us to be open to the public. More to follow!
Jon Ambler
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MANAGEMENT MATTERS MANAGEMENT MATTERS MANAGEMENT MATTERS MANAGEMENT MATTERS
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As we wind down our years of the Cen-
tennial of Powered Flight commemoration
we received three interesting books that
cover various periods of aviation in Can-
ada. Larry Milberry’s second volume on
“Aviation in Canada, The Formative
Years”, starts in 1918 and follows
through to the end of WW II when all
the daring young pilots wanted to get
back in the air.
Forestry and mining offered many a
chance to fly second-hand war planes to
open up the more remote areas of Can-
ada. New airports were opened and
new more stable aero companies were
started such as Canadian Airways.
This volume has 450 pictures and a vast text to bring you
up to just before WW II. Highly recommended for those who
are interested in the between years of aviation.
Secondly, “The De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk,
The Poor Man’s Spitfire”, by Hugh Shields, Rod Brown, Jose
Munkelt Goncalves and Rod Blievers fills in a large missing
period of Canadian aviation. However, the book covers pro-
duction not only in Canada but Britain, Portugal and other
countries. 440 pages with 500 black
& white and 125 colour photos
make it a most agreeable read. The
four authors should be commended
for their worthwhile endeavours.
The third book is one which will
cover the debate on the CF-105,
“Destruction of a Dream, The
Tragedy of Avro Canada and the
CF-105 Arrow, Vol 1” by Marc-
Andre Valiquette, is a very affordable book at about $20.
Much new information is disclosed. Subsequent volumes will
deal with roll-out and the acquisition of the Bomarcs, its
cancellation and keeping people working post-cancellation. I
found this book quite interesting as it has lots of photos that I
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Euro Museum Visits. Euro Museum Visits. Euro Museum Visits. Euro Museum Visits.
In front of us was the meanest looking helicopter I have ever seen, the Russian MI-24
“Hind” or “Flying Crocodile” bristling with a Gatling-like machine gun, cannons and
rockets.
It was October 8 when Dove and I were in
Brussels for a few days and had a chance to visit
the Belgium Museum of Military History. It is
one of the largest military museums I have been in. The Aviation section had a
very large collection of aircraft on display in a massive, old building that leaked
when it rained and paint chips fell from the roof.
The historical display started
with hot air balloons and pro-
gressed to the 1980s with an
amazing collection of aircraft
including a C-119 Flying
Boxcar, a CF-100 , Gloster Meteor, Hawker Hunter and F-84 all in Bel-
gium Air Force colours. There was also a Junkers Tri-motor, B-26
Marauder, full size replicas of WW1 fighters and many other aircraft to
numerous to name. The bonus was the little cafe where you could have
a beer and look at the aircraft while sitting
down resting your tired feet!
The next stop was the beautiful city of
Hannover, Germany where a tour of the International Museum of Flight had been arranged. The
Museum is a privately owned collection of aviation history, primarily German. Herr Gunter
Leonhardt is the driving force behind the museum with his collection of artifacts, military and
civilian, and it his money that keeps the Museum open.
The guide for our tour was Col. Fette, (R'td), a career pilot
with the German Luftwaffe. Now, he was an extremely well informed volunteer tour guide
at the Museum who naturally brought a German military perspective to WWII, which he
wasn't shy about sharing. The most interesting aspect of this museum were the cultural
items, cars, clothing, children's toys, etc. that were displayed with the aircraft of different
eras. Once again the display started with the era of Ballooning ending at the Jet age with a
Luftwaffe F-104.
There were a lot of aircraft engines on display, many with cutouts showing the working
parts. Two very well done dioramas showed the recovery of two of their aircraft, the BF-
109G and a Junkers tri-motor. This is a great little museum worth a visit if you are in the
area.
Mike Hendren
1. Is the planet’s largest building an aviation structure or a middle 1. Is the planet’s largest building an aviation structure or a middle 1. Is the planet’s largest building an aviation structure or a middle 1. Is the planet’s largest building an aviation structure or a middle- -- -eastern building complex? eastern building complex? eastern building complex? eastern building complex?
2. Ontario born David Hornell, who ditched his Canso north of the Hebrides in June 1944, after sinking the German U 2. Ontario born David Hornell, who ditched his Canso north of the Hebrides in June 1944, after sinking the German U 2. Ontario born David Hornell, who ditched his Canso north of the Hebrides in June 1944, after sinking the German U 2. Ontario born David Hornell, who ditched his Canso north of the Hebrides in June 1944, after sinking the German U- -- -boat U1125, boat U1125, boat U1125, boat U1125,
died shortly afterwards and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. What of his is held in which Canadian museum? died shortly afterwards and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. What of his is held in which Canadian museum? died shortly afterwards and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. What of his is held in which Canadian museum? died shortly afterwards and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. What of his is held in which Canadian museum?
3. What did New Brunswick’s Wallace Turnbull invent, then in 1927 test, 3. What did New Brunswick’s Wallace Turnbull invent, then in 1927 test, 3. What did New Brunswick’s Wallace Turnbull invent, then in 1927 test, 3. What did New Brunswick’s Wallace Turnbull invent, then in 1927 test, that every aspiring pilot learns to manipulate. that every aspiring pilot learns to manipulate. that every aspiring pilot learns to manipulate. that every aspiring pilot learns to manipulate.
4. 4. 4. 4. When was the Canadarm’s first flight and what was the flight number? When was the Canadarm’s first flight and what was the flight number? When was the Canadarm’s first flight and what was the flight number? When was the Canadarm’s first flight and what was the flight number?
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Some advantages of membership to the Association are:
• Being part of a community-focused organization
• Broadening your network of contacts and making new
friends
• 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 functions
• Receive a discount at the Air Force Museum Gift Shop.
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C V A F MA ME MB E R S H I P
A BIG WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER:
Lighter than Air Lighter than Air Lighter than Air Lighter than Air
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A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by and the jet
jockey decided to show off.
The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, 'watch this!' and promptly went into a
barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished with a sonic boom as
he broke the sound barrier. The F-16 pilot asked the C-130 pilot what he
thought of that?
The C-130 pilot said, 'That was impressive, but watch this!' The C-130
droned along for about 5 minutes and then the C-130 Pilot came back on
and said: 'What did you think of that?' Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, 'What
the heck did you do?...'
The C-130 pilot chuckled. 'I stood up, stretched my legs, walked to the back,
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CVAFMA Executive 2008 CVAFMA Executive 2008 CVAFMA Executive 2008 CVAFMA Executive 2008- -- -09 09 09 09
President President President President Mike Hendren
Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Don Manley
Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary David Stinson
Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Mike Spooner
Membership Membership Membership Membership Bill Cuell
Director at Large Director at Large Director at Large Director at Large Frank Steven
Bingo Coordinator Bingo Coordinator Bingo Coordinator Bingo Coordinator Herb Lightfoot
Fundraising Fundraising Fundraising Fundraising Ken Oxley
Observer Observer Observer Observer Capt. John Low
Observer Observer Observer Observer Jon Ambler
Newsletter Publisher/Editor Newsletter Publisher/Editor Newsletter Publisher/Editor Newsletter Publisher/Editor Rodney Jones
Museum Director Museum Director Museum Director Museum 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
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OPENING TIMES: OPENING TIMES: OPENING TIMES: OPENING TIMES: Museum, Library and Gift Shop 10am - 4pm Tuesdays - Sundays
Spitfire Hangar 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)
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Answers: Answers: Answers: Answers: 1. 1. 1. 1. An Aviation Structure, the Boeing Plant in Everett, WA. (The tallest
is the Burj Khalifa, Dubai); 2 22 2.His flight bag, in the Greenwood Aviation Museum; 3. 3. 3. 3.The variable-
pitch propeller; 4. 4. 4. 4. November 1981, on the space shuttle flight STS-2 mission.


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