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Notice descriptive – Brève McConachie, Grant - Interview
Niveau hiérarchique :Pièce (Niveau acquisition)Date :1964Numéro d'article (ISN) :223457Genre de documents :Documents sonoresTrouvé dans :Archives / Films, vidéos et enregistrements sonores -
Notice descriptive – Détails Fonds/collection :CAMERON, DonaldNo d'acquisition :1994-0150Support :Enregistrement sonorePartie :1 of 1Date de production :1964Compagnie de production :Bill Hebert (Interviewer)Description :Interview by Bill Herbert of Grant McConachie, former bush pilot in the Canadian north and president of Canadian Pacific Airlines. McConachie talks about his early boyhood interest in aviation when he first saw a Junkers aircraft land at the Edmonton airport and he was offered a ride. He speaks about his training and earning a commercial pilot licence at the Edmonton Flying Club. Other topics include his first job flying experimental crows for a biology professor, his long-time mechanic Bud Sullivan, barn storming at country fairs to earn money, and hauling fish to southern cities. McConachie concludes the interview with a discussion of the dangers of winter flying into remote areas and relates a series of episodes he and Bud experienced during the first winter when "neither one of them knew what they were doing".Langue :EnglishRemarques :Détails de l'inventaire : -
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