Page 4 - May 2020

Our Spitfire gets an engine!

Archiving of the Avro Library

We are building an on-line library, accessible to the
public, of everything Avro/Orenda and all of their
achievements.

Archiving is a very different activity from anything else at
the Avro Museum, and especially different from building
the Arrow II. The work is quiet, computer-centered, and
thoughtful. Our job is to create a catalogue of
documents, photos, drawings, books and news articles in
a searchable database, then to add a scan of each
document. In this way, we can tell the story of the
Arrow, Orenda, the people who worked there and their
tremendous achievements. This work is best done away

from the hustle and noise of our Tuesday volunteer work
night, so the archiving activities are on Thursday evening. While we still have a long road to travel to see our
Spitfire running, this has certainly provided some
We need volunteers for a few hours every Thursday “motive power” for the project. For now the engine
evening between 5 – 9 pm at the hangar. One of the will sit on its engine stand as a center piece for the
biggest thrills is the opportunity to learn more about the Spitfire project. This serves to remind all of us what
Arrow - about the employees, the politics, the company, work still lies ahead
the technology. If this sounds appealing then please join
us. Please bring your own laptop. The software we use For starters the engine will require a complete tear
down and rebuild before we will hear that
is accessed through the internet, and you will be taught
distinctive Merlin roar.
what you need to know to help in this work.
If you want to be a part of this historic venture
Please e-mail Info@Avromuseum.com with the Subject:
please follow the link to donate to the Museums
“Archiving” if you would like more details, or come to the
spitfire project:
hangar on Thursday evening. You will enjoy a fulfilling
time and pleasant company. https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/produ
ct/spitfire/