20 Sept 2018
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This
article is about a sticker used when the Americans airmen sent parcels from
Gander during the war. But what could they possibly send?
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26 Oct 2018
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After
the Second World War and even after the start of the construction of
the new town, most of the fun and entertainment was "home-made"
and Mother Nature provided the raw materials. One popular place
was great for winter or summer. For fishing, skating or swimming
according to the season, Twin Ponds was a great place to go!
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31 Oct 2018
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A
plane seat was recently donated to the Botwood Seaplane Museum. But
what plane was it from? Did it have any special significance? Was it related to Gander?
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15 November 2018
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Back
in the "old days", there existed a system in Newfoundland schools to
incite kids to develop good habits with money. This was the
saving-stamp system. Gander school kids were among the best in
Newfoundland at it!
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27 November 2018
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During
World War Two, many thousands of B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers
flew through Gander on their way to Europe, as part of the Royal Air
Force or, more likely, the US Army Air Force. Many of them were shot
down or crashed for different reasons. Some made it back to North
America after the war. But just a few came back "in civilian
clothes"!
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09 December 2018
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The
story of the overall electrical system in old Gander has already been
presented. This next article, by Darrell Hillier, gives greater
information on the the first power house.
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23 December 2018
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Christmas
in Old Gander, because of the mix of civilian and military, the
cross-pollination of Canadian, British, American and local culture and
its solid base of Newfoundland tradition, was like none other. Have a
look why!
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06 February 2019
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How
did soldiers and civilians feed theselves in Old Gander during the war
and just after? Did they grow their own food? Was it
brought in from the Mainland? This article tells the basic story.
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26 February 2019
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In
Old Gander there were two companies that refuelled the airplanes
landing there, namely Shell and Esso, along with Esso's predecessor,
Intava. Each company had its particular contracts. So how come
one aircraft had trucks from two different companies around it?
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20 March 2019
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While
Gander was the stopping point for land-based airplanes, there were also
two early places for flying boats, namely Botwood and Gleneagles, near
Appleton. Around the same period a marine base was being built on
Gander Lake just below the airport. What was the relation between
these water-landing sites?
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