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Lock Madill interview

CALL NUMBER: T4210:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Lock Madill RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-03-07 SUMMARY: William Lock Madill was an early aircraft maintenance engineer. Initial training with the RCAF. Member of the Private Aircraft Club. Test pilot for Boeing of Canada during WWII. Helicopter Engineer post war. TRACK 1: Lock describes his first flight in 1927, entry into the RCAF and service at Jericho Beach Air Station in 1931, with description of activities at the air station. Description of working at Turner Boat Works following 1931 cuts in RCAF. [Note: Track 1 was part of a "trial interview" done to practice interview techniques. Much of it is repeated on Track 2.] TRACK 2: Lock describes his first flight and entry into the aviation industry. Joining the RCAF and recollections of Camp Borden, 1929. Jericho Beach Air Station in 1930. Rebuilding a Cirrus Moth with Harold Turner in the mid-1930s. The activities of the Private Aircraft Club in Vancouver in the 1930s. Test flying for Boeing Aircraft of Canada during WWII. CALL NUMBER: T4210:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Lock Madill RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-06-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Returned to Turner Boat Works, Coal Harbour. Instructed at Brisbane Aviation. Carpet business. January 7, 1952 joined Okanagan as engineer, very small company, flew up to Kemano and worked there for three years. Background to Kemano. Typical day. Nechako Dam closing. Maintenance on helicopters. Flying conditions, winter. TRACK 2: Mid-Canada Line operations with S-58. Background on Mid-Canada Line. Largest helicopter in Canada. American's lack of success on project. Problems living at Kemano. Dominion Government surveys in B.C., Y.T., and N.W.T. B.C. topographic surveys. Chasing bears; bugs; cleaning helicopters with Coca-Cola. Logistics of surveys. Salvaging Otter with S-58. Work in the shop. CALL NUMBER: T4210:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Pioneer Profiles project : Lock Madill RECORDED: [location unknown], 1985-06-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Carl Agar. Humour on the job. Atmosphere at company. Salvage operations. Aklavik. Team effort. Attitude of others in aviation to helicopters. Crash near Banff. Camp life. Evolution of helicopters. Technical developments. TRACK 2: Support of helicopter operations. Hiller 12 helicopters. Winter operations and duties. Vancouver Island work. Kemano ice melting operation. Helicopter operations and accident in New Brunswick. Rebuilding wrecks. Radio. Heaters. Bird strikes. Ferry flights.

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