Midwest Helicopters

Conawapa spring 1975

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The proposed Conawapa generating station on the Nelson River was located approximately 18 miles downstream from the Limestone station. Midwest Helicopters was there with a Bell 206.

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Midwest Helicopters

Midwest Helicopters

Midwest Helicopters has a pretty interesting history, not the least of which was its long run in the aviation business in Canada. Jim McBride started Midwest Aviation in the late ’50s.

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Midwest Helicopters

Midwest Helicopters

Klaus was a former pilot with the Luftwaffe. When he was more relaxed, he regaled me with tales of his Luftwaffe experiences in the war. I was often in stitches listening to him explain how he felt he had spent more time floating in the Mediterranean than he had spent in the air, thanks to the British.

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Meanwhile, back in Moosonee…

Midwest Helicopters

Moosonee was quite a busy place for helicopters heading south in 1968. We crossed paths with Okanagan, MidWest Helicopters and Skyrotors, respectively. Bruce McPherson was in the Midwest S55. Jack McCormack was piloting the Vertol.

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Stories need telling

Midwest Helicopters

A lot of the stories are the background and history of some great helicopter companies that operated in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s that are no longer around today. They and their employees pioneered inventions, techniques, operating standards and working conditions for today.

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