Hugh MacCallum Gallery 1

 CF-xxx    Thursday 24 May 1962 . Owned by Eldorado Mining & Refining Company at Inuvik,NWT additional information

CF-xxx  Eldorado Mining & Refining Co at YUB/Tuktoyaktuk village (24 May 1962). additional information

Bell 47G helicopter July 1962 on the deck of LST 692additional information

I was attending University of New Brunswick, at Fredericton,NB (1961-62-63). Began flying instruction 10 October 1962 at CYFC/Fredericton airport. Training on Fleet Canucks. This is view outside my left side window on one of my solo flights.

CYFC Fredericton Airport’s control tower & support buildings (winter 1962-63)

TCAL/Trans Canada Air Lines  ,on CYFC’s tarmac winter 1962-63 . I  was a pax on TCAL flight CYYZ/Toronto to CYFC for each semester usually via CYUL/Montreal .TCAL changed its name to Air Canada in 1964

3 August 1963  flying CF-LZI , a Cessna 172 (with brand new Private Pilot Licence # QMP 4241)additional information

flying CF-LZI from/to CYPA on a cross country scenic flight that went north to PANP to take pictures of the town site & Lake Waskesiu, also to look at the colony of Pelicans that spend their summer in that area.

over St James (Winnipeg),MB view south-west to north-east .RCAF hangars, etc in foreground under wing. CYWG Control tower & pax terminal near centre left. July 1967

CF-??? DC-3  TransAir    I was a pax from YWG/Winnipeg,MB to YQD/The Pas,MB .  July 1967 . The view is from WSW to ENE  (RCAF hangars under the wing ? ) Was going for a job interview with Lamb Air  (had just received my Commercial Pilot License # YZC 9392) nice chats with mechanics & Tom Lamb (founder)  . Not hired.

northbound over Manitoba’ prairie  CYWG/CYQD    July 1967

July 1967  at CYQD  was converted following WWII for trans-Atlantic passenger travel. additional information

Hauled construction material in early 1950’s to build the DEWLine . CF-VTY Cessna 140 under the York’s starboard wing . In 1965 was purchased by unknown buyer for scrap value; but, vandals set it on fire before being cut up. The wings salvaged by a local resident. Vintage a/c restorer 'Bob Diemert' from southern Manitoba acquired the four Merlin engines.(courtesy Robert Arnold to 'thenetletter.net Issue 1201, April 17) It was towed down the road, engines and props removed, made into a hot dog stand (courtesy Ross Taylor-former Transair AME to Ken Kalynuk - 5 May 2016

DHC-6  Twin Otter low fly by (CYKZ/Buttonville Muni Airport- NE of CYYZ) summer 1968 airshow . Twin Otter’s were very new then

performing over CYKZ/Buttonville Muni a/port (NE of CYYZ) summer1968 airshow

DHC-6  Twin Otter  performing over CYKZ/Buttonville Muni a/port (NE of CYYZ) summer1968 airshow

American Airways N9683 (US Mail) taxiing at CYKZ/Buttonville Muni a/port (NE of CYYZ) summer 1968 airshow

at its’ CYSX/Shearwater/Bella Bella Base.  January 1969 (on an island separate; to the east of Bella Bella aboriginal village).That was a very cold winter. The base’ running water was continuously brown (flowed thru’ thoroughly soaked ground - bath water was dirtier than I was. Coffee had an interesting flavour!

CF-PVN      Cessna 180  Alert Bay Air Service at the CYAL/ Alert Bay,BC (Cormorant Island) Feb 1969 dock. Most of the town is on west side of island , facing Johnstone Strait and Port McNeill on Vancouver Island.  CYAL was ABAS’ main base. For me as a Dispatcher/Pilot trainee it was usually a stop over enroute either north to CYSX or south to Kelsey Bay on Vancouver Island at mouth of the Sayward River that flows into Johnstone Strait !

(L to R) CF-KXO ABAS Cessna 180, CF-MXD ABAS Cessna 172 on near side of CYAL dock. Red Cessna 180 unknown. March 1969 . Weighted anchors hold dock in place against all types of winds, currents , The brown poles called dolphins hold it stationary as the tide rises & falls . The grey sky is common in winter. Note tug & its barge being towed southward on Johnstone Strait ,possibly to Vancouver (SW mainland,BC) additional information

CF-RJV,  Nootka Air's  FBA-2C,  CF-xxx  BCAL/BCAir Lines DHC-2 Beaver at  ZTS/Tahsis government' wharf (red railings)

CF-JBW Georgian Bay Airways'  Piper PA-18 Super Cub.  Sept 1969  

the long rope strung between outer end of dock & the Beaver’s wing strut attachment indicates we stayed over night

at Camp Ketchini (62 miles/99.2km south west of CCYTS/Timmins,Ont) 

CF-OCB  GBA’s DHC-2   (pilot “Bruce Taylor”) early evening flying south-west of  CYTS.

CF-OCB  GBA’s DHC-2  both of us returning from Detour Lake (near Quebec border) to YTS .

CF-SVP-X Northstar "National Aeronautical Establishment"  

CF-YUL Beechcraft "Mentor" aerobatic a/c owned by Ken McTavish

N94CP JetStar at BLI/Bellingham,Wa,USA a/p. (his car in foreground). April 1970 .

Puget Sound below

back side of postcard distributed by Smith-Western Co Inc, Tacoma-Portland) 1960’s-1970’s

Pan Am B-747 N7347A with damaged engines that were damaged on a landing.

at RNT for some sort of repair  (April 1970)

probably NEW as no markings indicating registration or ownership

on Tritan floats   - lake near   RNT April 1970 

N88970 Cessna 190  on wheels RNT airport  

N68466? (aerobatic a/c) at Belfield,Wa,USA (community absorbed since 

N5985L (fibreglass construction)   Belfield,Wa,USA           April 1970

N5768S  Schweizer glider single seat at Issaquah,Wa,USA    April 30 - May 3,1970

N436W (OX-5 piston engine) at Issaquah,Wa,USA 4 May 1970.  Car is a Borgward  per Stonewall 'Stoney' Jackson of BCAvnMuseum 17/01/2018

CF-SOP  Found FBA-2C before paint removed at CKD3/Eldon Lake - CALM Air's Base