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cep The Victoria”

the © North ~ American.” Inter-

_ planetary Society), has acquired.a »

= North American Harvard Mk IV

see aircraft for its Canadian Military
Aircraft Museum on Mills Road,
<The Harvard was a basic flight ©
reds trainer for the Royal. Canadian. .
Air Force during. World War Il.
and it remained in service. with °°

“the RCAF until 1967. It is a These:

‘ficence-built version of. the
American AT-6 Texan:

os Over. fifteen - ‘thousand Har- EMEA
~ vard/Texan aircraft were built
around the world under different.”
“<< licencing * Programs. Besides the
2 ~ Canada,
Australias’ Sweden, and: ‘others 7
“manufactured = this.” aircraft. ©
~ About 1500 aircraft were built in =
Canada, with the last one coming

‘United. States, :

off. the. production line-in :1952,°

‘with the RCAF.

The aircraft: ‘acquited” ‘by “the: :
“museum was. built . asa N. Ass

Harvard Mk IV, airframe #165, -
by: een Car. and" Foundry

ir |

“aircraft —

- eum g So

“Museums i

7 ; : colours and number (20374), Tt
"Association, (formerly known as :

“joins -a. growing - “collection of
and- “memorabilia -
. destined for a'museum to.be fuilt

at Victoria’ s airport.

disrepair, ‘that

on .southern Vancouver sland.

one .way to: steal a safe,” but a

“..good-way not to do it is to: push i it.
- down the. street, even at five
o’clock in the morning.. It makes
pot ‘too much noise. * ; .

“ten years after: entering: service 2 -
- the. rear door of Queen’s Payless
-at Resthaven and Malaview early’
*. last. Wednesday . morning. found 3
nee they: ‘couldn’t lift the safe-— not...
‘surprisingly, since Sidney. RCMP oS

_. had‘ to, get:a tow truck when ito
1 -_ came their turn to move it.

- Burglars who- entered through

na Republic Seabee,

In addition to the Harvard, ‘the he
museum. also. acquired a. variety
‘ of minor bits and pieces, some in
‘had been.
‘recovered - from aircraft: wrecks ©.

“recovered,

ne way not to ste

‘There. is. ; probably more than :

through. a

‘Lysander, Bristol Bolingbroke, °~
~~ Consolidated. B-24- Liberator,..
~.DeHavilland:: ‘Chipmunk,..

Curtiss: ‘P-40 Kittyhawk.

Four aircraft engines were also.
although: these. are
“suitable for ‘static display only.

‘They: are two AllisonV-1710 12-

~~ cylinder in-line engines, one Alvis
- Leonides.
include. parts from: a

9-cylinder:.

‘productive, although presumably:

- not.as: much work.-On the night.
‘of. Aug. 26- 27 someone broke in: ,
throu Lo window = of.”
Downtown Sidney Auto Sales. on.

n Beacon Ave., but took nothing.
= Two: nights” later, at-2 a.m., 2°
“police found a a glass door broken -

Tear’.

‘THE REVIEW ~

“Westland Fairchild Ranger engine.

and

for: its

~ at. Robinson: Stores,
-Plaza.-A small amount. of money
~had been taken... nae oe
-Someone entered ‘the. office at.
-» Sandown: racetrack ‘early.in- the...
~, Morning: of Aug. 23 through a.
‘side: window, -but.:nothing:.was--
taken. 2 hae fee |

“The: ‘Victoria:

Association’. is..“a’-' non-profit

. charitable museum society and is:
~ seeking donations and supporters
“museum projects.
~ Interested. -parties’ may. ‘contact =
(604) . 382-4191 for : more in--~
_ formation. -or. -write:..
- Museums
radial.
engine, and. a partially complete.

~ Association, “150
Montreal Street, eer B. c:

VBV. 1Y8.

a

Victoria ©.

“Danae,
~. overall, power’? award last year, =
local entries are Jim -Blohm’s
‘inboard :
runabout, Irv. Cormack’s motor
. -vessel Hukakai, which acts as the
press boat, and Peter Sergeant’s
Kennett “II. Registration: 80. ‘on.
Friday and Saturday. “
~The boats are on display at the
- floats: in’ front. of the Empress = -
Hotel. Visitors : are invited to tour
the “<.101-foot;-
; Crowinshield.
: Adventuress’ on= Thursday .. and
Bday from 11am, to3p.m. =

~1942°

in- Beacon :

Wednesday, Sepiember 1, 1982.

Four local entries —

in classic k

"Museums
“The Sidney area has: only four
“advance. entries “in . the Classic *
Boat Festival at. Victoria’ this: ©
- weekend, but itis contributing.
three of the judges. They are Bent =
Jesperson, » Hugh Campbell and ©
=: Peter London. :

‘Denis
which. won: the:

Besides»

Chris-Craft..

Paquette’: s he
“best”

-gaff-rigged
~schooner..-

boat show

“At 5 p.m. ‘Friday, there will be.

7 open. house on the HMCS Oriole, : ee
followed by a narrated slide show
OF: previous festivals, at sunset, a
with the © slides © projected . me
Astrocyte’ s. mainsail.

‘On Saturday there will be open
house on the Oriole from noon to

8 -p.m., and_a rowing race in the
Inner Harbour at4p.m. -

“Sunday. morning ° ‘the sailpast

will “be held off* Ogden Point —

breakwater, with castoff time. at.
10:30. and sailpast.at> 11. Open:

- house. on the. Oriole. will be from ; : |
~-2to 8p. m. |.

Other: activities. include in

formal dockside entertainment. ~~
on Jim Saull’s Chloe,. at the foot)
of the: gangplank,: anda boat: :
“songs concert by Herman Bergin, =.
provincial. carilloneur, from 8: 30003
tod: 15 a.m. on 1 Sunday. can

Instead: of giving up, : “the i es : paeede

y > burglars. pushed | ‘the: safe. along a
the © Street, « “presumably using aoe
vehicle, at: least. when going. up Re

has: been: ‘anilgoraatint the two:

dairy peration with: the® con

the
niatter. furth rat. t future mectings.

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