Okanagan Helicopter hovering above the ground with a man attaching a rope to the helicopter and another man off to the side. Up on a clearing with mountains and trees in the background
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 10.3 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 12.5 x 9.9 cm
Scope and Content
Okanagan Helicopter hovering above the ground with a man attaching a rope to the helicopter and another man off to the side. Up on a clearing with mountains and trees in the background
Photo depicts Carl Agar looking up at Bill McLeod who is piloting a Sikorsky helicopter.
Notes
Fourteen Sikorsky S-55 helicopters were used as workhorses and load carriers during construction. Carl Agar and his crew with Okanagan Helicopters took men and materials to otherwise inaccessible spots. Without these helicopters, Project engineers would never have maintained the construction schedule. Photographed by Art Hundert. Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission Collection
Photo depicts two men loading supplies for construction of the transmission line into a Bell helicopter. The transmission line right-of-way is seen in the background.
Photo depicts two men loading supplies for construction of the transmission line into a Bell helicopter. The transmission line right-of-way is seen in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission Collection
Photo showing adaptability by this Alpine Helicopter using the abandoned foundation of the former Canadian National Railways freight shed as a launching pad. The machine, a regular visitor to Kitimat's Service Centre, is used by mining prospectors on exploratory sorties into the surrounding areas.
Photo showing adaptability by this Alpine Helicopter using the abandoned foundation of the former Canadian National Railways freight shed as a launching pad. The machine, a regular visitor to Kitimat's Service Centre, is used by mining prospectors on exploratory sorties into the surrounding areas.