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Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter Since 1995

Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Since 1995

tmb qcac emblemHistory of the "Quarter Century in Aviation Club"

Web Site: quartercenturyinaviation.ca

tmb qcac historyOur Founding Members circa 1952.

This Club was formed in 1952 in Vancouver by Bill Windrum, a pilot who flew for Canadian Airways out of Thunder Bay, Prince Albert and Edmonton. While a member of management at Canadian Pacific Airlines in Vancouver, Bill wanted to find a venue where people from all areas of Aviation could meet as friends to share their experiences without interference from the constraints of competition that were common in this fledgling industry.

The Club Archives do not reveal how the founding members settled on ‘A Quarter Century in Aviation’ as the threshold for membership. Considering that the Wright Brothers had made their first successful flight only forty-nine years earlier, individuals with twenty-five years in the industry in 1952 would have formed a very exclusive group. The inaugural dinner meeting was held at the Alcazar Hotel in Vancouver with twenty-two charter members in attendance Dinner was $3.00, the drinks were three for a dollar and Annual dues were set at $5.00.

There are over one hundred fifty registered members. These members make up a complete cross-section of the industry. Anyone who has been associated with aviation, in any form, is welcome to join this unique Club.

We are always looking for new members, so please join us at one of our dinner meetings, have a great meal and meet new and old friends! The Dinner Meetings for this season will commence on October 16, 2018, full meeting details can be viewed here

2018 Executive Committee
Ed Scott  President 
Peter Van Hee  Past President 
Bob Rorison  Membership 
Maureen Otway  Secretary 
Harold Thomas  Treasurer 
Bruce Bell  Director Phone Committee 
David Stafford  Archivist 
Alan Rust  Web Administrator 

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