Chapter 11

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AIRCRAFT WE USED
CHAPTER #11

      Over the years many helicopters have been used by the radio crews in the area. One of the first was the Bell 47 bubble front, then came the Bell 206 Jet Rangers, 205, 204, & 212 for the heavier stuff, Sikorsky S58, S61, Alouette AStar, Hughes 500, and more that I have forgot. In the 70’s we leased a helicopter from Okanagan Helicopters (became Canadian), a 206, and used this machine to go everywhere. It became our taxi, and sure nicer than driving.
      We had pilots like Dave Newman, Pat Casey, Les Hanberg, Ian Swan, and Dev Anderson, to name a few.
     We also flew with Northern Mountain helicopters in Terrace and Stewart to name a few places.
     Fixed wing, we used outfits like Trans Provincial Airlines (TPA), & North Coast Airlines- Planes like Beavers, Goose, Otters, Twin Otters,Cessna’s, DC3, etc. were used.    We even used Max Neubacher and Terrace Air’s Cessna a few times.    Some on floats, some on wheels.

Grumman Goose Landing at Massett I think?
all Grumman Goose photos courtesy Brian Wolfe, Ladysmith BC

Trans Provincial's Grumman Goose
This was the first Fixed Wing plane, I ever flew in.
We flew from Terrace to Kitsault,
my first day on the job, in Aug 1969
Years later I flew on a Goose to Port Simpson
Not sure if any of these are still flying in this area.

The DeHaviland Beaver
Picture of a model from the internet

Old DC3 and Trans-Provincial's Otter
taken Apr 1972, at the Terrace Airport,
from the Okanagan Helicopter Hangar.
Building on the right was the TPA hangar
burnt to the ground early 1990’s