Video and Media Archive

Since it's inception the folks at NOAHC have been conducting video interviews with notable folks
involved in aviation throughout North Western Ontario. Some of these folks have since, sadly passed on,
but their stories have been captured on digital media, and archived at the Centre.

We've also purchased and had donated a collection of Aviation related DVD's.

The following is a list of these DVD's, which can be viewed at the Centre, or available for short term loan.

Sample clips of the video interviews can be viewed here: Video Interview Samples

Centre hours of operation and contact numbers can be found here: Centre Hours of Operation

Hope to see you at the Centre!

NOAHC DVD Recordings

• Hawk One Golden Hawk (F-86 Sabre) - Visit Thunder Bay 2009
• Lancaster Bomber - Visit to Thunder Bay Airport, Confederation College Ramp 2010
• Let the Bear Take You There - Ian Dew trip to Red Lake 2012
• Let the Bear Take You There - Ian Dew trip to Kenora 2013
• Ministry Natural Resources - History of Ministry Natural Resources
• NOAHC Events
• Paterson/Kyle Spitfire - John Paterson and Ron Kyle Spitfire rebuild
• Superior Airways - Conversion of 16 mm films (unedited) 1950-1970
• Superior Airways - Edited 16mm film of Superior Airways flying in the 1940's to 1980's - 35 minutes
• Thunder Bay Airport - Early Thunder Bay Airport slides with commentary
• Vintage Wings Air Show - 2011-2012 (Donated)

NOAHC Oral History Interviews

• Herman Anderson (2012) - Bush flying Fort Frances, ON
• Ray Baker (2013) - Kenora Flying club development
• John Blaszczyk (2012) - Stories of aircraft operations Red Lake, ON
• Ellis Bottenfield (2012) - Ellis' stories of bush flying in the Pickle Lake area north of Thunder Bay
• Burt Brown (2010) - Burt's stories of working at the Elementary Flying Training School on Tiger Moths and then at Canada Car preparing the Curtiss Hell Divers for Test Flights
• By the Seat of Your Pants - Al McLeod, Dave Murray, Ruth Parsons, Rollie Hammerstedt, and Mel Linnell all talk about flying in Kenora, ON - Lake of the Woods Museum donation
• David Dowhos (2012) - Air Cadets of Thunder Bay
• Ned Graber (2012) - Flying and aircraft maintenance Red Lake, ON
• Jack Green (2012) - Air charter operations, Green Airways, Red Lake, ON
• Gural-Kearney (2010) - Women working at Canada Car during WWII.
• Bob Hall (2014) - Bob talks about his time with Superior Airways Ltd. (O.J. Wieben) and the DC-3 operation out of Thunder Bay, Wiebenville and points north 1975-1980.
• Rollie Hammerstedt (2013) - Aircraft maintenance Kenora area 1950-2010
• Whitey Hostetler (2012) - Development of his aircraft maintenance business at Red Lake, ON
• Jack Howard (2013) - Bush flying Kenora area
• Gordon Hughes (2011) - Gordon tells us about the Noorduyn Norseman and his fascination with that aircraft and about the trials of carving a new base out of wilderness
• Frank Kearney (2008) - Frank's work life starting at age 14 at the Elementary Flying Training School, working at Canada Car, and then 40 years operating his own aircraft maintenance business, 1940 – 2000
• Mary Kearney (2008) - Mary's work at Canada Car and in the Navy during World War II
• Gordon Leamy (2010) - Bush flying with Cessna, Beaver and Norseman aircraft and then his life as a Water Bomber pilot for MNR
• Rob Mallory (2012) - Bush flying all over Northwestern Ontario; Rob provides flying stories and good industry overview
• Lena McIntyre (2010) - The first Trans Canada Airlines (Air Canada) customer service person Thunder Bay operations, talks about those experiences
• Frank Myers (2012) - Frank Myers talking about his flying tales and also those of his father Rusty Myers. Rusty Myers Flying Service, Fort Frances, ON
• George Mylenchuk (2012) - Bush flying Fort Frances, ON
• The Noorduyn Norseman - Conversations and chats about the "Norseman" February 2014
• Ruth Parsons Moore (2011) - Northwestern Ontario's first woman bush pilot; Ruth flew with her brothers in the Parson family business in Kenora 1950's and 60's
• Alexander Paterson (2014) - Alexander talks about his father John Paterson's aviation career during WWII and the rebuilds of the Spitfire Mk 9 - May 29, 2014
• Remembrance Day November (2013) - Archie Fowler, Ted Murphy, Gordon Stinson, and Bill Turner, talking about their WWII flying experiences
• Reno Ronecki (2010) - Canada Car shop operations
• Rosies of the North June 2014 - Seven women talk about their WWII experiences working at Canada Car
• Gordon Stinson (2013) - Flying the Halifax Bomber during WWII
• Bill Turner (2011) - Pilot training on Tiger Moths at the Elementary Flying School through to his experience flying Lancaster bombers in England, WWII
• Donald Wieben (2014) - Don tells us about the history of Superior Airways Ltd., Severn Enterprises Ltd., and Armstrong Fisheries Ltd., both as a young person growing up in the 1950's in an aviation family, and then as a full participant in the business until 1972.
• The Story of Orville Wieben (2014) - The story of Orville J. Wieben, This DVD portrays his life and aviation enterprises, Bishop's Field, test pilot, operator of Superior Airways, Severn Enterprises, Armstrong Fisheries, and their operations in Northwestern Ontario. Includes video of First Nations sturgeon fishing. 1940 - 1972. Presented by the Wieben family as 4 separate DVD's. Total run time unedited 2:35min.
• Neil Walsten (2013) - Air charter operations Kenora, ON

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