Material Type

Photograph

Date Range

12 October 1937

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

27.5 x 35.5 cm Black and white photograph

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

The donor's father was one of the radio range operators at Kenyon Field. Radio range operators commuicated with aircraft using the airport, and also were involved with meteorological observations. Source: Donor. The first Trans Canada Airlines aircraft to land at Lethbridge was a Lockheed 10A, registration CF-TCB, en route to Winnipeg. The pilot was W.A. Straith. He was accompanied by two other pilots, M.B. Barclay and Z.L. Leigh. Source: Wings Over Lethbridge, by Bruce W. Gowans (Lethbridge Historical Society, 1986).

Acquisition Source

Burwell, Fred 13710 131 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5L 5A3

Custodial History

The photographs originally belonged to the donor's sister, Mrs. Betty Fletcher of Taber, Alberta.

Scope and Content

Radio range operators and meteorological staff in front of the first Trans Canada Air Lines aircraft to land at Lethbridge. Front row, left to right: Al Read (TT), Harlan Thompson (Met), Blake Humphries (Met), Fred Burwell (RR), Eddy Bates (RR), Jerry Tallman (Met). Back row, left to right: Paul Thomas (RR), unknown, Herbert C. Christianson (RR), Al McDougal A/P, Charley Pickering (Met), Philip Eldridge (RR), Russ Travers (RR), Gilbert Fozard (TT), Art Childs (TT), George Frame (TT).

Notes

TT Teletype Operator for the Meteorological Office Met Meteorologist RR Radio Range Operator

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

20071042000

Collection

Archive

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