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Harvard Fly Days provide an experience like no other JEFF HELSDON
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A flight in a Harvard with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association is a combination of a history lesson, a sightseeing tour, and a thrill ride. Going through the pre-flight check on a Harvard is like stepping back in time, seeing what young airmen went through in the Second World War. My journey was part of an opportunity to fly in a Harvard that is offered through the organization’s Fly Days, held monthly through the summer. It was also a journey that involved a little “fun” as pilot Sean Voskamp called it. Voskamp, one of the pilots with the Canadian
Harvard Aircraft Association (CHAA), started at the front of the plane, pointing out the 1941 penny embedded in the front of the rotary engine. His spiel included background on the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, which put through nearly 50,000 pilots in just five years. Most of the training took place in Canada, with the Harvard being an integral part of that. The plane we would be flying in was built in the United States and was pulled across the border by horses prior to America entering the Second World War so our southern neighbours could maintain their neutral status. After the United States joined the war, Harvards were built under license in Canada. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
Council delays decision on expansion of BIA zone JEFF HELSDON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Pilot Sean Voskamp smiles as he takes a Harvard into a climb with editor Jeff Helsdon along as a passenger. This experience is part of the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association’s fly days, held monthly through the summer.
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and then up Vienna Road, crossing the Otter and towards Maple Lane. There would be no impact on residential home owners, but there would be on commercial and industrial properties. BIA executive director Mark Renaud spoke at Monday’s council meeting about the need for the expansion, pointing out the town’s population has doubled since the BIA was established in 1978, and there are another possible 9.000 future residents with developments that are currently proposed. He said the companies locating in Tillsonburg require infrastructure and a strong downtown.
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