For the Love of Flying The Story of Laurentian Air Services

Name: For the Love of Flying The Story of Laurentian Air Services
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ISBN: 9781896941578

ISBN-10: 1896941575

ISBN-13: 9781896941578

Edition: 2009

Authors: Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

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This book tells the story of Laurentian Air Services and its subsidiaries, Air Schefferville, Delay River Outfitters and more. Drawing on interviews with Laurentian's owners, pilots and ground crew, Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail explores this innovative company's colorful 60-year history from its founding in Ottawa in 1936 with Waco biplanes through the 1990s when it operated twin-engine turboprops. This book is filled with lively flying anecdotes from the cockpits of world-famous bushplanes, including the de Havilland Beaver and Otter, the Douglas DC-3 and the Grumman Goose. From daring rescues and close calls, to the filming of Hollywood's "Captains of the Clouds," Laurentian's pilots did it…

Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Robin Brass Studio, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail is a researcher and writer who comes from a family of aviation enthusiasts. She has an M.A. in history from the University of British Columbia and has written articles for several Canadian publications, including The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine. She is an active member of the Canadian Aviation Historical Society.



Preface



A New Company for a New Age



Warner Bros. and the War Effort



A Growing Fleet and a Going Concern



A Favourable Time for Flying



Losing Altitude


Paint Schemes and Markings over the Years - a Photo Essay



New Blood and Nouveau Quebec



Tales from the Boardroom and the Bush



Great Canadian Bushplanes



Change in the Air



Outfitting Dreams



Laurentian's Last Flight


Afterword



Aircraft Operated by Laurentian Air Services



Aircraft Bought and Sold



Notes


Sources


Index