Member's Day 2015

Member’s Day 2015 will be remembered by a refreshing new format, an honoured guest, a great history lesson and the unveiling of two new aircraft.

Saturday, 17 October, marked the first visit by Her Honour, The Honourable Judith Guichon, OBC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, to the Museum. Her Honour has been Patron to the Canadian Museum of Flight since 2014. Her predecessor, The Honourable Steven Point, was also Patron of the Museum.

Her Honour's arrival started with General Manager, Mike Sattler, welcoming Her Honour and introducing her to the Board Members. Director, Matt Offer, then escorted Her Honour around the Museum displays. She was then escorted by her Aide-de-Camp, Captain Taius Yoo, to the Hangar to meet the assembled Members.

 

MC, Bill Findlay, introduced the head table, followed by a talk by the Sound Ventures Executive Producer, Tim Joyce, on the goals of the 'A Nation Soars' project. Then Her Honour addressed the Members. She recalled her connection to aviation starting with marrying a bush pilot and of using light aircraft in the family business.

The Guest Speaker, Mike Fall, kept everyone entertained by the description of his family’s history on Vancouver Island. His father, Joseph Fall, after failing to join the Army in WW1, successfully joined the Navy and, in August of 1915, began service in the Royal Naval Air Service as a pilot. He had a distinguished career and went on to become one of Canada's highest scoring pilot aces of WW1, downing 36 enemy aircraft. His military career continued between the two World Wars and he finished up with the rank of Group Captain in Manitoba at the end of WW2. He returned to Vancouver Island where he operated a successful dairy farm.

 

For the full presentation go to the Museum's Aviation History section of this website;

Mike Fall presented Museum President, Bruce Bakker, with his father’s flying helmet and gloves to go on display at the Museum – a noble deed to part with family treasures.