RECORDED: Pitt Meadows (B.C.), [19--] SUMMARY: Tape recorded reminiscences of Terry Finney, who immigrated to Canada in 1929 and moved to B.C. in 1933. Finney prepared aviation correspondence courses for the B.C. Department of Education and was active in the Aero Club of B.C. He trained military pilots during the Second World War, and civilian pilots in the post-war years.

CALL NUMBER: T4265:0036 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Tommy Fox RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-07-27 SUMMARY: Tommy Fox was born in South Vancouver on December 24, 1909. Learned to fly in Vancouver in the 1930s. Member of Private Aircraft Club. Joined RCAF in World War II as instructor for BCATP. Started Asso;ciated Airways after war. Sold out to Pacific Western Airlines in 1956. Became director of PWA. Formed and operated Associated Helicopters. TRACK 1: Discusses early life. Building own plane in Vancouv;er in 1930s. Activity of Private Aircraft Club. Joining BCATP as instructor during war and activities in navigation school. Starting Associated Airways post war. TRACK 2: Activities of Associated Air;ways including DEW Line construction. Selling to PWA. Operating Associated Helicopters.;

CALL NUMBER: T4265:0037 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Tommy Fox RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-07-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Operations of Associated Helicopters. Discussion of various companies taken over and aircraft used by Associated Airways plus more on DEW Line. TRACK 2: Blank.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Valence Patriarche RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-07-10 SUMMARY: Valence Patriarche was born in Winnipeg in 1907. Joined RCAF in 1926. [No content summaries available for these tapes.];

CALL NUMBER: T4265:0028 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Walter Bacon Coates RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986-08-02 SUMMARY: Walter Bacon Coates was born in Vancouver in 1911. Joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1927 as aircraftsman at Jericho Beach. Was aircraft inspector at Boeing Aircraft of Canada for RCAF on Shark c;ontract and Coates Aircraft during war. TRACK 1: Discusses joining RCAF and Jericho Beach Air Station. Reassignment to Alberta and his work there. TRACK 2: Further discussion of RCAF activity in 1930;s. Return to Jericho Beach.;

CALL NUMBER: T4265:0029 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Walter Bacon Coates RECORDED: [location unknown], 1986-08-02 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Description of aircraft construction activity in Vancouver before and during World War II. TRACK 2: Description of wartime RCAF activity.;

CALL NUMBER: T3221:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walter Gilbert discusses: his background- born in eastern Ontario in 1899, getting involved with the Royal Flying Corps of Britain in WW I, experiences in the war in France, came back in 1919; moving out to B.C. as soon as he returned to Canada; no active flying in 1919-20 in B.C.; Don MacLaren- started Pacific Airways at this time; differences between flying in the war and 'flying boats'; doing fisheries patrol, 1923-24; summers in Bella Bella and Prince Rupert; after 1927, he flew mainly in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon; takeover of Western Canada Airways by Canadian Airways; description of different types of airplanes; did not want to be part of Canadian Pacific after merger. TRACK 2: Walter Gilbert: description of Vancouver when he first arrived after WW I; getting to know Don MacLaren; fish patrol memories of the early 1920s; Queen Charlotte Islands experiences- first time many Indians had ever seen an airplane; no radio in the early days; fishery patrol for 7 years; ;then based out of Fort McMurray; weather conditions in the north; never had serious accidents; Lindbergh- flight anecdote, friendship.;

CALL NUMBER: T3221:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walter Gilbert discusses: the grandfather route; Ginger Coote; Zeballos gold rush; more on Vancouver in 1921; clothing he wore as a pilot in open cockpit planes; loyalty to employer definitely existed; salaries; he was first president of Central British Columbia Airways- partner was Russ Baker, company started in early 1940s, did not do well business-wise; Alaska Highway surveying; did not like CPA- too many rules, not enough camaraderie; engine failure story- engine conked out near Fort McMurray. TRACK 2: Walter Gilbert: describes mountain goats in early days; occasional trouble with planes flying up to Alaska; anecdotes about Russ Baker; his first wife could fly- part of the 'Flying Seven'; Ginger Coote; book called "Arctic Pilot" by Walter (helped by Kathleen Shackleton)- no longer published; Helen Bristol; description of small towns on the coast, near Prince George; mosquitoes and black flies; weather conditions. (End of interview);

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Wayne Van Horne RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-07-22 SUMMARY: Wayne Van Horne was an aircraft maintenance engineer. Started with Canadian Airways in 1937 (became CP Airways in 1942). Worked for Trans-Canada Airlines on North Star project. Joined Queen Charlotte ;Airways and then Pacific Western Airlines. [No content summaries are available for these tapes.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : William McLeod RECORDED: Surrey (B.C.), 1985-05-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: William McLeod was raised in Ladysmith, always interested in aviation. 1936 correspondence course. Flying instruction with Foggin Air Service at Sea Island, 1938. Joined RCAF as mechanic. Transition to pilot. Bombing and gunnery school. 4 squadron at Ucluelet. Post war work at Sea Island, 1945. Joins Bill Sylvester's B.C. Airlines. Queen Charlotte Airlines, 1946. Flew Stranraers. Flying on the B.C. coast. TRACK 2: Marriage breakup. First student at Okanagan Helicopters. The first helicopters. First job at Kispiox. Getting helicopter license. Mountain flying techniques. Took first Sikorsky S-55 to Kemano in 1952. The Kemano/Alcan project. Original pilots. Instructors. Influx of American pilots. Shell oil. Training RCAF pilots. Manager at Pacific Western Airlines Helicopters. Left PWA in 1959 and worked as a contract pilot. Returned to commercial flying. Other helicopters flown.