40 years? Where has the time gone?

Posted on Sun,August/16/2009 by Ken

Woodstock happened 40 years ago. I was a young hippie in Vancouver and heard that it was happening but didn’t have the balls to hop a ride to New York State.

Lots of postings all over the net in commemoration of the anniversary and here’s my take. The Crosby Stills and Nash song “Long Time Gone” was used at the start of the movie showing the tranquil site before it became a sea of mud and humanity. Always loved this song and the images.

1969. Man walked on the moon and the Summer of Love was in full bloom. The future looked bright.

Today in aviation history – August 16, 1947

Posted on Sun,August/16/2009 by Ken

First flight of the de Havilland DHC-2 “Beaver” at Downsview Airport in Toronto.

One of the most important and recognizable aircraft ever built, hundreds of Beavers are still in the air even though production ceased in 1967.

The picture above shows CF-FHB, the very first Beaver now housed at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa. I took it last year during my visit.

Here she is as CF-FHB-X (for experimental) on one of the first test flights.

The building behind now houses an indoor soccer pitch and is located next door to the Canadian Air & Space Museum.

A picture I took last year in Vancouver of 2 working Beavers near Vancouver airport. There’s nothing like the sound of those big Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr. radial engines.