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held from October 12th to the 14th, was organized
and hosted by the Bomber Command Museum in Place your order by phone @ 1 403 279-7791 or e-mail: info@avromuseum.com
Nanton. It drew 40 participants from 18 different Hours of operation: 9:30am - 5:00pm, Mon-Fri
organizations from as far away as Greenwood, Nova
Scotia, and was in our experience, the best such event
we have attended since 1984.

CAPA convention participants take a break in the restoration
area of the Bomber Command Museum with the Mosquito
as a backdrop. We gave lots of 'one on one' tours during the
breaks in the convention.
A talk between Byron Reynolds of HASI and Greg
Morrison of the Bomber Command Museum
resulted in the museum supplying a rare and much
needed valve for the Hurricane's cooling system.

A representative from the Avro Museum, located at the
Springbank Airport, talks about the goals of the organization
which includes flying a piloted replica of the famous Avro Arrow.
The Calgary Mosquito Society had a prominent role
in the convention which included delivering the
opening presentation on Friday morning, the after
banquet presentation on Saturday night, as well as
co-presenting a session with Byron Reynolds of
Historic Aviation Services on the history and The back half of the coolant overflow tank pop off valve.
restoration challenges of the Hurricane. Though common to all Merlin engine powered aircraft of the
era, the one used on the Hurricane is unique to this aircraft
CMS Vice President Jack McWilliam also did a
type.
presentation on the restoration progress of the We needed one; the Bomber Command Museum had one.
Mosquito.

Six board members of the Mosquito Society were
registered attendees with a number of our volunteers
taking a break from their restoration activities on the
Mosquito to sit in on several sessions on Saturday.