This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Early Day Bush Flying and Winter Patrol on Lake Winnipeg
Former bush pilot Guy Horton recalls 1927 28 winter at Norway House sub station on Cormorant Lake. He details the FC2 plane cold starts on ice, Mandy the pilot, unloading on the run, rubber skis frozen in tension, Seldom Inn quarters, and the harsh fire patrols with Varuna and Moths HS2LS. He notes the shifting lake levels, gas drum logistics, and a fatality among fire party organizers.
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Guy Horton
Manitoba
England
Canada
the Herald
Horton
The
Herald
Lake Winnipeg
Doug
Winnipeg Navigation
Playgreen Lake
Norway House
Winnipeg
Chesty Livingstone
Bill Gorham
Cormorant Lake
Jimmy Horner
Jack Ross
R.C. C.S
Charley Borley
Cormorant
Mandy
Limestone Point
Warrens Landing
Fort
H.B
R.C.C.S
Charley
Tom Lamb
Norway
Selkirk
Winnipeg Navigation Co
Hecla
Berens River
Pine Dock
Matheson Island
Vic Beach