Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

As this is Air Canada's 70 year anniversary, we continue to celebrate the achievements and innovations and events of our heritage.

1940

As this is an important flight, being the first non-stop in TCA history, both headquarters and we here would like to get as much publicity, as possible by 'Way of the press, TV, etc. We have arranged for a giveaway to the passengers in the form of an hourglass appropriately inscribed, and these will be placed on board to be given to all passengers and crew members enroute. We are also asking the attendants on board to pass around a form, see attached, and would appreciate if you or the First Officer would cooperate by, announcing the official take-off time in order to help the passengers determine the E.T.A. in Vancouver. We do not wish to involve you too much in this contest except to ensure that you will be the final judge on arrival in Vancouver, as indicated in the instructions.

There will be photographers and CBC representatives meeting your flight at Vancouver and to obtain the maximum publicity I would like to suggest that the presentation of the watch be made after the passengers disembark from the aircraft.

We are also presenting a gold wristwatch, appropriately inscribed on the back, to Mayor Fred Hume of Vancouver, as well as a cigarette lighter,
gift of the City of Toronto to Mayor Hume. We would appreciate if you would, after landing at Vancouver, contact Al Carlson, Regional Public Relations Officer, who will arrange to present these to Mayor Hume. By copy of this letter to Mr. Carlson I am asking him to make the necessary arrangements.

D .. F .. Barclay
Regional Public Relations Officer
cc: Reg. Public Relations Officer - Vancouver
Captain Roy Cartwright - c/o Crew Routing, Dorval


TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES

E.D.T.

INAUGURAL FLIGHT - JUNE 1, 1957 PACIFIC MERCURY
NON-STOP SERVICE TORONTO - VANCOUVER

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10.15 a.m. - Georgetown Girls Pipe Band - arrival and parade on ramp.
10.30 a.m. - Passengers check in for Pacific Mercury Flight 5 - TCA check-in counter.
10.35 a.m. - Arrival Flight 5 from Montreal. (A red carpet and decorated passenger stand will be rolled up to the aircraft for send-off ceremonies)
10.45 a.m. - God Save The Queen

Acting Mayor, Mrs. Jean Newman, accompanied by Mr. Frank Young, TCA Central Region Operations manager, will be escorted to platform where inaugural ceremonies are to take place. Mr. Young was co-pilot of the first trans-continental flight on April 1st, 1939.

D. F. Barclay, Reg. PRO, will introduce Mr. Young and Mrs. Newman. - Following her address Mrs. Newman will autograph, on behalf of the City of Toronto, a message to the City of Vancouver. This reads;
GREETINGS FROM TORONTO TO VANCOUVER FIRST NON-STOP FLIGHT - 8 HOURS (President, Toronto City Council)
10.50 a.m. - A cigarette lighter, gift of the City to Mayor Fred Hume of Vancouver, will be presented to Captain Roy Cartwright of Flt. 5 for delivery in Vancouver.

TCA stewardess will present flowers to Mrs. Newman.
10.55 a.m.
11.05 a.m.
11.45 a.m.
Passengers board flight. TCA stewardesses and band form "Guard of Honour". (Prior to departure individual pictures of passengers and crew will be taken)

Departure of Flight 5 for Vancouver. *******
Guests proceed to Toronto Flying Club for refreshments and luncheon.

Maisa Hazeem is the first Bahraini woman to quality as a first officer with Gulf Air when she emerged from the cockpit of the Airbus A320 having successfully completed her final check.

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and our chief pilot Vesta sends this -
Circumnavigation Flight At Halfway Point

Barrington Irving, the 23-year-old Miami pilot who's trying to become the youngest pilot ever to circumnavigate the world, was, at this writing, in Calcutta and about half way through the trip. He left Miami on March 26 and had hoped to be back by now but weather and maintenance checks on his Columbia 400 have combined to slow the schedule somewhat. He's now hoping to get back to Miami by the end of this month and, after flying through sandstorms and being stalled by a tropical depression over India, he's facing what might be his biggest challenge on the trip -- his longest leg, a 1,530-nm trip from Japan to Alaska. Irving will hopscotch through Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan before launching from Asahikawa for the 12-hour trip over the North Pacific to Shemya, in the Aleutians. The aircraft has extra tanks and an estimated range of 1,900 nm. From Shemya it's on to Anchorage, Seattle, Denver and Houston before the final leg to Miami. Irving, who was born in Jamaica but grew up in the inner city of Miami, said he's making the flight to try to inspire other minority and inner-city kids.

Dash8-102 c/n 119 fin 167 C-GTCO Canadian Regional fin nr 856 now with North Cariboo Flying Service of Fort St. Johns, Canada

A340-300 C-FYKX c/n 190 fin 901 returned to Maple Leaf Finance of Switzerland now with Swiss International.