CAHS National Newsletter, April 2014

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Welcome to the April edition of the CAHS National Newsletter. The 51st National Convention and Annual General Meeting is taking place on June 4-7 with a fantastic lineup of events and speakers. If you haven't registered yet, there is still time! More information can be found in this newsletter.

As the weather finally starts to warm up all over Canada, we wish you an enjoyable Spring! 

 
   
 

 CAHS National News

 
   
 

The Canadian Aviation Historical Society invites you to attend the 51st National Convention and Annual General Meeting in Regina, Saskatchewan from June 4-7.

travelodge 400Hosted by the society's Regina chapter, the conference titled Canada's Aviation History: the View from the West will be held at the Travelodge Hotel and Conference Centre in Regina at 4177 Albert St.

2014 national convention registration formReservations can be made by calling 306-586-3443 or Toll free: (800) 578-7878. Use reservation code CGCAVH.

Registration forms can be downloaded here, or visit the CAHS website.

 

To visit our website with the tentative schedule, please click here.

Hope to see you at the convention!

 

 CAHS Online

     
 

 New on the Blog

April's blog feature was the story of Janusz Żurakowski: Glider Pilot, by Bill Zuk. Here is an exerpt:

zurakowski 200Summer 1932
Ten of the burliest boys grabbed up the ends of the long rubber bungee cord laid out in front of the glider in the shape of a “V.” One of them attached the end of the line to the tow hook on the glider’s nose. Another boy standing behind the glider, reached behind the tail and attached a long length of rope to an eyehook. That rope was securely attached to a stake driven into the ground. In the open cockpit, sixteen- year-old Janusz Żurakowski snuggled down in the seat, tightly cinching up the lap belt.

To read the whole article, click here.

 
     
 

 CAHS Chapter News

   
 

CAHS Toronto will be holding its annual dinner on 4 May, 2014 at Canadian Forces College, Armour Heights Officers Mess. The guest speaker is Brigadier - General Paul A. Hayes, OMM, CD who will be doing a presentation on "Tactical Training of the Luftwaffe Postwar on the Canadair Sabre". More information can be found here.

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JC-239 & JC-116 of JG 73 - One of the last flights
Photo Courtesy of Brigadier - General Paul A. Hayes,  OMM, CD


like us on FacebookThe CAHS New Brunswick "Turnbull" chapter now has a Facebook page. We invite you to like their page and follow them here.

 
 
 
     
 
Upcoming Chapter Meetings
 
 

 Chapter

 Date

 Location

 Calgary

15 May

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

 Manitoba

29 May

Western Canada Aviation Museum

 Montreal

 15 May

Royal Canadian Legion

 New Brunswick

 21 June

Public Archives Building, UNB Campus

 Ottawa

29 May

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

 PEI

 07 June

Charlottetown Airport Terminal

 Regina

 08 May

Royal United Services Institute

 Toronto

04 May

Canadian Forces College

Vancouver

13 May

Richmond Cultural Centre

 
 

 In the News

 
   
 

PL-14601 300On October 21, 2010, the Minister of Canadian Heritage officially declared April 6 as Tartan Day. We celebrate Tartan Day on April 6 because it is the anniversary of the signing of Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish declaration of independence, in 1320.

The story of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) tartan goes back to January 1942.

Group Captain Elmer G.  Fullerton, station commander of No. 9 Service Flying Training School, RCAF Station Summerside, Prince Edward Island, wanted to celebrate his Scottish heritage by organizing a “Robbie Burns Night” mess dinner. He borrowed bagpipes for his station band and searched for a suitable tartan to outfit the band in full Scottish regalia.

Group Captain Fullerton decided to design an original pattern that represented the Air Force. With coloured pencils in hand, he produced the prototype using light blue, dark blue and maroon colours. The original sample of the proposed RCAF tartan was created by Patricia Jenkins and Loom crofters of Gagetown, New Brunswick, with the Gagetown weavers also adding a white line in the design.

To read more of the story of one of the most famous Canadian tartans, click here.

 

 
 
 
 

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