Aviation in British Columbia / Barry A. Sadler
- MS-2334
- Item
- 1964
The item is a typescript copy of an essay by Barry Sadler titled "Aviation in British Columbia." ii, 30 leaves: illus. Essay. University of Victoria, 1964. Bibliography: leaves 25-30.
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Aviation in British Columbia / Barry A. Sadler
The item is a typescript copy of an essay by Barry Sadler titled "Aviation in British Columbia." ii, 30 leaves: illus. Essay. University of Victoria, 1964. Bibliography: leaves 25-30.
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bob Langdon discusses current attitudes about airplane travel in and around Northern Vancouver Island. He describes flying weather; conditions; passengers; potential hazards; rapidly changing; weather; coastal pilot problems; night flying; and emergency flights. TRACK 2: Mr. Langdon recalls the various types of aircraft that have been used since 1948 on Northern Vancouver Island. He describes incidents that have occurred in emergency situations; his career as a pilot in Campbell River; the growth of his company Island Airlines; the impact of the airplane on the northern Vancouver Island region; impact on the logging industry; commuters; aviation centres; licensing.
Sikh parachute jump, Lansdowne Road; Ishar Singh; Victoria, BC
Part of J. Howard Chapman fonds
Part of Terence Finney fonds
Finney joined the Royal Air Force in 1924 as a Pilot Officer and immigrated to Canada in 1929. He moved to British Columbia from Montreal in 1933 and prepared aviation correspondence courses for the Dept. of Education, was active in the Aero Club of British Columbia and other aviation clubs and trained pilots during the Second World War and civilians in the post-war years.
The records includes Finney's log-books, 1924-1939, log-book of Ruth V. Johnson, 1946-1951, biographical material, personal papers, correspondence with the Aero Club of B.C, Marjorie L. Todd and others, Department of Education aviation correspondence courses and examinations, and miscellaneous material.
The Hornby collection : Airborne : [Bowman master?]
Part of Jurgen Hesse fonds
SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. "Airborne" is a radio essay on th;e love of flying, recorded at the homes of Dr. Alex Bowman, a prosthodontist, and Toni Onley, a painter, both of whom fly airplanes. This tape contains the [edited?] interview with Dr. Bowman, and pos;sibly the Toni Onley interview.;
The Hornby collection : Airborne ; Poet and painter - Eldon Grier & Sylvia Tait
Part of Don Mowatt fonds
SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. "Airborne" is a radio essay on th;e love of flying, recorded at the homes of Dr. Alex Bowman, a prosthodontist, and Toni Onley, a painter, both of whom fly airplanes. [T4303:0003] An afternoon spent with poet Eldon Grier and his wife; Sylvia Tait, a painter. [T4303:0084];
William Beresford Sylvester records
Part of William Sylvester fonds
General incoming correspondence, 1927, 1959-1974; Royal Canadian Air Force [RCAF] search and rescue operation summaries (1960, 1962); two Dept. of Transport accident reports involving aircraft of Victoria Flying Services. Photographs transferred to Visual Records accession 197811-44.
Sylvester, William Beresford