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MUNRO, Raymond Allan

2002-0026

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Sammy Tomlinson recalls his life and career as an aircraft mechanic from the early days with the Royal Flying Corps in World War One to his work with many of Canada's bush pilots. Mr. Tomlinson discusses the early days of being an aviation mechanic and how many of the tools needed to repair and maintain aircraft were handmade for the task. Tomlinson talks of the many types of engines he had worked on and the various problems that he would regularly encounter with each make including early Avro engines. He also discusses his experiences working with various bush pilots and their planes, including a Curtiss Hawk and Curtiss Lark and the difficulties in warming an aircraft engine in sub-zero temperatures.

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