LambAir Adds Helicopter To Fleet In Alouette 2 Arrival
LambAir expanded its fleet by purchasing an Alouette 2 Astazou Jet helicopter from Vought Helicopter France. The craft, capable of carrying five passengers or 1660 pounds of freight and using either diesel or jet fuel, arrived from Dallas, Texas, and is valued for hydro and highway work with a sister unit due December 2. Dennis Lamb piloted the plane from Dallas to The Pas, covering 1700 miles in 17 hours.
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France
Vought
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Don Lamb
Dennis Lamb
Pas
Mid West
Mercy Flight From Norway House To The Pas Aboard Aztec
A Mercy Flight carried an emergency pregnancy patient and a doctor from the AMC management group from Norway House to The Pas during last Tuesday night’s blizzard with zero visibility.
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Pas
Norway House
AMC Management Group
Nelson River power lines feed Manitoba Hydro system
The twin 550 mile Nelson River transmission lines now feed power from Kettle to Manitoba Hydro distribution. Operated temporarily at 230kV AC until Gillam and Dorsey converter stations are finished, they began service from Gillam to Grand Rapids in 1971 with the Grand Rapids to Dorsey section energized. Dorsey Station near Rosser is the southern terminus. line originates at Radisson near Gillam. Construction began in 1969, completed in 1970, cost about 180 million. Delays due to component delivery and electricians’ strike push completion to 1972. with four of twelve generators in service, Kettle Station can supply about 25 percent of Manitoba’s power.
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Rooser
Winnipeg
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Atomic Energy of Canada
Rosser
Hydro
Manitoba
Southern Man
Man
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