Chris Hadfield to make his 3re Spaceflight

 

We wish Chris Hadfield good luck with his 3re Spaceflight.

 

Chris was a canadian Air Cadet, and learned flying with his father's (Roger Hadfield) SV-4B V16 registered in Canada as C-GOMD.

When he has the possibility he stills flies the SV-4B.

It will be nice to know an SV-4B pilot will fly in the ISS for some time.

 

Chris will lift off at Baikonour on Wednesday 19/12 at 12.12 UTC together with his fellow cosmonauts Romanenko (Russ) and Marshburn (US).

 

Thx, Dirk

Fwd: The Ghosts of Saskatchewan

If the USA were the arsenal of the democracy, Canada was the Flying classroom of the Allied air forces. Many young airmen learn to fly there including Belgians. Again a fantastic article from Vintage wings of Canada.

Forwarded message From: Vintage Wings

Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators Starting in 1940, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan blew through the Canadian Prairies like a summer hail storm. Massive training infrastructure projects meant huge changes in the economy, population, spirit and society of small farming communities just coming out of the Great Depression. Then, in 1945, they were gone. As some of these critical-to-the-war bases fade away for all time, we take stock of the fates of the BCATP airfields of Saskatchewan. Follow this link to see and learn more: http://www.vintagewings.ca/Home/tabid/40/language/en-CA/Default.aspx If you wish to be added to or removed from our lists let us know. Dave O'Malley, Vintage Wings of Canada

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