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Post by canuk01 on Apr 11, 2014 23:39:48 GMT 1
Hi Everyone,
On the 13th April, Kamloops Airport celebrates it's 75th Anniversary. The Airfield is named after a bomber crew ( Fullton ) who flew in the Lancaster Sqdn's of the RCAF in WW2 and sadly did not return home.
On the 13th April 1939 the first aircraft touched down at the officIal airport, the aircraft was an Aeronaca.
1940's Wartime use, used by the RCAF and USAF transporting aircraft to the USSR.
1950'S saw the airfield re-estabilished as a commercial airfield with Canadian Pacific Airlines and Central BC Airways.
1960's Further expansions continued and in 1968, Pacific Western introduced B737 aircraft to Kamloops. 1970'S Continued expansion rising pax numbers to 150,000. Best year was 1974 when 230,000 pax handled.
1980's New terminal built
1990's Kamloops Airport Authority assumed Operations.
2000'S Further expansion in movements and pax handling. Air Canada Jazz ( Dash 8 ) Westjet ( B737 and Dash 8 ) Central Mountain and Northern Thunderbird ( Beech 1900 )
2013 Passenger numbers topped 300,000 for the first time
All the above from archives published in local paper
Aircraft expected for celebration afternoon
Canadian Air force supplying 2 HAWK' s and at least one BUFFALO ( Search and Rescue )
Police Air Wing AS 350
Kamloops Flying School at least 10 aircraft
Other aircraft are expected but at this point not sure what else will be arriving. A full list of participants will be posted on Monday.
Paul
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Post by canuk01 on Apr 16, 2014 17:13:36 GMT 1
The 75th Anniversary was sadly a quiet event.
The airlines that serve Kamloops Air Canada Westjet Pacific coastal / Northen Thunderbird provided nothing at all. What a huge opportunity missed by the airlines for attracting future passengers, as there was a large amount of visitors throughout the day to the static park.
Participants all in the static park:-
156217 HAWK CAF 156221 HAWK CAF 115451 CC 115 CAF
C GVUC AERODUSTAR C GHFE CESSNA 170 C GTFO CESSNA 180 C GHAH CESSNA 210 C FVVU CESSNA 182 C GQVB PIPER CUB C GCJJ CESSNA 177 C GTKJ LANCAIR 360 C GMPN SQUIRREL POLICE AIR WING C FNZC CESSNA 172
Paul
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