Saturday, March 31, 2007
Lambair: "Historical Images"!
Lambair was, and still is, a great Canadian aviation story, and I have "Posted" info previous regarding the company. The company operated during a "peak" aviation era in Canada, and it is too bad those days are gone. It was a company where one had potential for advancement, and the ability to acquire great skills due to the diverse types of aircraft the company operated. Bristol Freighters, Curtiss Commandos, DC-3s, helicopters, Norsemans, Otters, Beavers, among others. The ability to fly floats, wheels, and skis made it a "Yes, We Can" company. Anyways, I have some more images from the "Lambair Historical Archives", showing some company "hardware" from the "Arctic" to the "East Coast"!
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
A Lambair de Havilland Canada DHC-6 "Twin Otter" on Sable Island, 1971. Sable Island is 190 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the Atlantic Ocean.
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
Loading a Bristol "Freighter".....
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
Colour turned on, as the "Freighter" swallows her payload!
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
A "Freighter" on Jens Munk Island, Nunavut. Jens Munk Island is a small island just south of the northwestern end of Baffin Island.
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
A Lambair "Freighter" comes to grief!
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
The Lambair mechanics could always "resurrect" their equipment.
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
Greg Lamb, foreground, and a Lambair Curtiss C-46 "Commando" in the rear!
Yes, great images! I am sure all the people involved with Lambair and similar aviation companies from the past have a "treasure trove" of memories stored "cranially", and it sure is a delight when the "old-timers" see fit to share them! Today, the last word of my "Post" goes to a Lambair machine and employees, as they try to rescue her from the "bane" of all ski pilots........
-photo provided by Jack Lamb
....."SLUSH"!
"Adios"!
READ JACK LAMB'S BOOK - My Life in the North
THE LAND OF LEGEND AND MYSTERY - Sable Island
A Lambair de Havilland Canada DHC-6 "Twin Otter" on Sable Island, 1971. Sable Island is 190 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Loading a Bristol "Freighter".....
Colour turned on, as the "Freighter" swallows her payload!
A "Freighter" on Jens Munk Island, Nunavut. Jens Munk Island is a small island just south of the northwestern end of Baffin Island.
A Lambair "Freighter" comes to grief!
The Lambair mechanics could always "resurrect" their equipment.
Greg Lamb, foreground, and a Lambair Curtiss C-46 "Commando" in the rear!
Yes, great images! I am sure all the people involved with Lambair and similar aviation companies from the past have a "treasure trove" of memories stored "cranially", and it sure is a delight when the "old-timers" see fit to share them! Today, the last word of my "Post" goes to a Lambair machine and employees, as they try to rescue her from the "bane" of all ski pilots........
....."SLUSH"!
"Adios"!
READ JACK LAMB'S BOOK - My Life in the North
THE LAND OF LEGEND AND MYSTERY - Sable Island
