Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Tahsis Take Off

In the fall of 1971, my dad spent a few months working out in Tahsis. He was hired to install the electrical wiring in the new school being built, but he obviously had some time to take some pictures. Here's a series of shots of a BC Air plane taking off. 1971 Tahsis The Goose (1) 1971 Tahsis The Goose (2) 1971 Tahsis The Goose (3) 1971 Tahsis The Goose (4)

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

State of the Art

From a 1969 plane-spotting trip to Dorval (now Trudeau) International Airport, the state of the art of Air Canada's fleet. Well, no, not really. It's a Vickers Viscount, the last prop plane that Air Canada had in service, the last one being retired in 1974. 1969 Dorval 6

Thursday, April 11, 2013