by funp4 | Jun 11, 2020 | Artifacts
This camera may be the actual camera in the photo of the Vickers Vedette on the west wall, above this table. A type of aircraft used in Northern Saskatchewan for map-making purposes in the 1920’s. However, this camera’s purpose was originally used for damage...
by funp4 | Jun 11, 2020 | Artifacts
A.M. (Air Ministry) Bubble Sextant – Mark IX 6B/151 (Brit Pats 48012 – 490621) Manufactured by Henry Hughes & Sons (Britain). The instrument is intended for use on aircraft for the purpose of navigation obtaining the altitude of the sun or other celestial...
by funp4 | Jun 11, 2020 | History
M & C Aviation was founded in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in 1930 by private pilots Richmond Mayson and Angus Campbell. They soon moved their firm to Prince Albert, where it flew chartered flights into northern Saskatchewan. This bush-flying firm survived the Great...
by funp4 | Jun 11, 2020 | History
Saskatchewan Government Airways – the government owned commercial airline, was formed through Order In Council No. 1200/47 on August 15, 1947. The governments goal was to use aircraft to open the province’s vast north to develop the northern half of the...
by funp4 | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Cessna 180 Float Plane: Currently underway. A replica rebuild of this 1950s era is under construction that was operated by Saskatchewan Government Airways. The Government’s goal was to use aircraft to open the province’s vast north. This airline was known...
