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Sabre Jet flight from Edmonton to Rivers in 66 minutes
An archival note recalls a 1952 flight by Lt. Bud Heck piloting a Sabre Jet from Edmonton to Rivers in 66 minutes with a top speed of 673 mph. The record also lists community events and milestones from Rivers and area spanning 1952 to 2012, including club meetings and local achievements.
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Edmonton
Rivers
Bud Heck
Bradwardine Curling Club
Bradwardine
Rivers Women’s Institute
Prairie Conquest
National Grain
A. Wyld
Rivers Arena
Riverdale Hospital Auxiliary
Oak River
Ottawa
Leonard Murrin
Henry Tudor
Ken Dawson
Albert Hutton
Ernest Gardiner
Bert Eidness
Ronald McBride
Edward. Moore
RM of Blanshard
Roy Murray
Wilf Heapy
Harvey English
Oo-Za-We-Kwun
Base International (Scientific) Ltd
Winnipeg
Hyndman Bros
Rapid City
Joseph Hyndman
Neilsen-Leech
Lorraine Hurrell
Malcolm Burt
Albert Veenhaas
Don Kirk
Ken Griffiths
Bill Reid
Wesmen
Minnedosa
Brandon
Thomson
Westman
Manitoba
Victoria
Perry Chernos
Dennis Sworyk
Kent Forman
Terry Radcliffe
Cardale
Thomas Heapy
Russ Paddock
Todd Cornish
Chuck Lindberg
Spring Valley
Allison Smith
Steve Allen
Will
Canada
Doug Ashton