Author Robert Stitt has written several articles about aircraft operated by Spartan Air Services and has recently had a book published on the history of the Boeing Fortress with RAF Coastal Command. Robert is now working on a book describing all of Spartan’s aircraft and operations in detail and is keen to make contact with former Spartan employees or their relatives willing to share memories, photographs, logbooks, newsletters and other items.
Please contact him at robstitt@brookhouse.bc.ca
Here are some other aviation projects underway. Their authors welcome your help!
Harold E. Wright would like information on the location of the records of the Magee Trophy Committee from the 1939-42 period. He would also be interested in knowing of any pilots or aircraft with a connection to Saint John, NB, from the 1917-1975 period. Contact him at saintjohnheritage@yahoo.ca.
Elizabeth Chen is looking for some photographs. She writes: “In 1958/59 my Father Squadron Leader Douglas Leckie RAAF was flying in the Snowy Mountains Australia in the Beaver VH-SMB, this plane is now C-FTCW.” Do you have any records or photos of this aircraft? Contact her at emlchen@optusnet.com.au if so!
Matt Jolley (for Fred Aldworth) is looking for help tracking down an individual aircraft history or squadron records for aircraft DH-82-C, construction number 1339, that flew with No. 33 EFTS in Caron, Saskatchewan then was sold to civilian and registered in the USA as NX82CS. Please contact aldworth@airforce.ca or matt@warbirdradio.com if you can help.
Jake McLaughlin is spearheading “a project inviting anecdotes about Canada’s short-lived history of naval aviation from those who were directly involved or whose friends or family members might have been part of that world. If you know of anyone who fits in either category, would you be kind enough to direct them to the website www.canadiannavalaviation.ca on which anecdotes can be posted. We’ll collect, review and publish the results. Any proceeds from the outcome will be dedicated to funding a memorial to the story of Naval Air in Canada.”