At the end of this month, we will be losing a piece of our history. Blatchford field is one of the oldest if not the oldest licensed aerodrome in Canada and has served as a gateway to the north. As a you boy I would watch TV and always be fascinated by the story of Wop May flying anti toxin serum north out of Edmonton’s Blatchford Field:

It was this can-do pioneer spirit of exploration and adventure that made me want to become a pilot. The Edmonton Muni Airport officially known as Blatchford Field will cease all operations and be demolished in the name of progress. There is a plan to organise a final flight to Blatchford and it looks like the idea is spreading a large number of pilots are planning a final flight to CYXD on October 12. There will be a sign in book at the museum and it will become part of the museum after closure. This is a chance be part of history, albeit a sad part. There is a link to an Avcanada forum page http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f= 54&t=91945 with new info added all the time. Some of the details are below.

For this Fly In (for lack of a better term), the Alberta Aviation Museum has arranged for parking immediately beside the Museum with the permission of Edmonton Airports. We must keep the taxiway and vehicle corridor clear but other than that we are good.

We are open 10 AM to 4 PM October 12th and the deal with us is… Quote: The Alberta Aviation Museum will waive regular admission and do admission by donation October 12th for anyone we let in through the gate that arrives by air.

Coffee will be on. All we will ask for is a C number.

Call our mainline on arrival 780-451-1175 and we will let folks in at the 100′ gate at the North end of the Museum.

If there is enough demand, we will look at a pancake breakfast that would start at about 8am.

E-mail me at eahs.execdirctor@shawbiz.ca if interested and if there is enough folks I will update on this thread.

We will also set up to run some DVDs or digital slide shows if we can get them together fast enough. As well as some displays of things that happened in the different periods (over and above our regular exhibits)

I am also going to arrange a sign in book for those coming in. It will end up in the Museum’s archives.

See more about our museum at: http://www.albertaaviationmuseum.com

Spread the word and see if we can get a big turnout.