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STONE, Raymond

1996-0227

Enregistrement sonore

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1972

Raymond Stone (Interviewer)

Interview by Raymond Stone with Russ Hall, founder of Sparton Airways. He begins by describing aerial photography missions of the Mackenzie Valley in 1944 as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. He discusses discusses other northern bush pilots like Weldy Phipps and use of strip photo techniques for aerial photography over northern terrain. Describing the beginnings of private air transport in the North by a pool of ex-RCAF veteran pilots working together with northern companies, he focuses on the founding of Spartan Airways. Fishing in the North and building a landing strip round out the interview. <30mn>

English

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