Zeke (rear cockpit) and pilot Peter Ashwood-Smith taxi for take-off
By Zeke Ruddy
My name is Zeke Ruddy and I have always dreamt of becoming a pilot. Last Saturday was one of my best days ever. I flew in Vintage Wings’ Fleet Finch from their Gatineau hangar to the Aviation Museum and back. It was awesome!
The Finch is a 2-seat open cockpit biplane trainer from WW2. It’s one of the famous yellow airplanes that were …
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We all know that the Mustang has left the building, but what else is going on at Vintage Wings?
Lots! First off, our brand-new Events Calendar is up and running. It shows all of our flying activities, plus special events and volunteer opportunities. You can see details of the flying, in addition to being able to sign up for events and volunteering.
If it looks like we are really busy, well we are. Eighteen airplanes + beautiful weather = a busy time for all.
Check it out! http://www.vintagewingsmembers.ca/eventCalendar.cfm
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As Harry’s airplane prepares to leave Swift Current for Calgary, we are humbled and grateful for the enthusiasm, energy and kindness of the people in Southern Saskatchewan. We conducted 8 sponsorship rides and the SouthWest flying club ran a fly-in breakfast and donated ALL the proceeds to Vintage Wings. We managed to spread the word about the history of the BCATP at Swift Current airport and tell Harry Hannah’s story. At one point, a lady in the crowd shed tears when she heard about his time spent as a prisoner of war. Mike Campbell a Vintage Wings supporter, brought out …
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We got some good flying in yesterday, but clearly are shut down today with 40 knot winds!
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As many of you know, Vintage Wings’ P51 Mustang and Boeing Stearman are headed west this summer.
To follow their progress via their SPOT tracking devices, check out:
Mustang: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0p6PK9nCxkcEzJr33iAdbZzftk0dc5v3T
Stearman: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0XjBxMuACjgDoSR00FiBJQM7oDBjf1QfP
The Stearman has already started her journey west, and the Mustang starts her journey June 18.
HF.
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