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One of the world's lett airworthy Spitfire aircraft will give an aerial salute to Canadian National;
Exhibition patrons Sept. 3, 4, 5 and 6 during this year's Canadian InterriatiOnal Air Show. Owned
_and _flown by Don 'ti._*eii.imb of Windsor, the .Rolls tiOyce M'erlin-po' werefl fighter
fame, will show its graceful lines each afternoon of the four-day air.show. Don Plumb dispovered
• his Spitfire in England last ye‘r. A -starof the filinThBatile of Britain", it .was in poor condition
when Plumb found it. He had the aircraft shipped to Windsor, where he began its rehabilitation.
The Spitfire has been rebuilt and is authentic in every respect with original equipment including
Merlin engine and a dowty rotol wooden pro.peller. With Canadian registry of CF -RAF -Plumb's
uniquetwo-seater Spitfire.sports a paint job and markings of a Battle of Britain fighter.
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For OctogenOrians
and those older
The Goderich Signal -Star is pleased to extend happiest
.birthday greetings to the folios trig new member Of the
Octogenarian
HENRY) (HAfIRY) THOMAS BARKER, 158 Hincks St.,
Goderich,,will mark his 81st birthday August 27.;
It you know of someone who will be celebrating an 80th
irthda or lietterin the near future and would like to have his
. or her naive mentioned in this colernn, please tellphope
524-8331 giving the name, address, pge orkd birthday he
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There is asolutely no charge for this service and'we arc
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pleased to hearfrom all of you.
Snyder reunion held
in GoderichAistrict
.The annualget together' of
the descendents of the late John
and Rebecca (Bear) Snyder and
their son Levi and Emma. (Blake)
Snyder was held at the home.of
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Snydevo
RR 4, Goderich Aug. 8 with
close to 50 members and friends
attending.
Besides residents of the local
area were those coming from
Vancouver, Sarnia, Hamilton,.
London and Atwood.
In charge of activities were
President Ted Rostron;
vice-president Clayton Giedhill;'
secretary Joanne Duckworth;
recreation, Donald and Dennis
Rostron. A barbecue dinner was
= arranged by the lunch
committee conyened by • Leda
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PLUMBER
clan was, Wm. ,Shyder. The
yoUngest w.as''Kirston, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, Dennis Rostron,
Hamilton.
Next year the clan will meet
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Ames, Atwood.
Elected for the next meeting
was President Clayton Gledhill;
vice-president Ray Johnston and
secretary Jan Rostron.
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The Blue Water Unit of Albert Coldmbe in the Craft.
•C.N.I.B. held their August Room.
meeting at 'Huronview on Mrs.:1-'111 of Spruce Lodge
Monday evening. A good won ttie prize foi the highest!'
Intrnber of residents gathered in number of points in the.Bible
the Audjtorium to enjoy thequi&whichwas prepared by Missv's
program which, included several Ayrerworth of HurOnview Who
piano selections by Elmer Trick, also donated the . prize , of
readings Mrs. Elmer Trick and. beautiful painting which:she had
vocal solos by Mr. Doherty. painted this sunnner. •
.., Twenty residents - from- Following 7<a short" -Musical
Huronview with eyesight --program and singsong,;the_
problems, as well as Rev. Dr. visitors were given a tour of the
Mowat,t, of Clinton, Mrs. and Mr. .Lodge and lunch was 4erved in
Leonard Boyce of ciodericih, the cafeteria. ,
Huron' -Perth Area
representatives, joined the unit
for a short business •meeting
following the program.
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President George Co. of
Clinton was:-..chairind El for --the
meeting -after which lunch wa,s,,t,,
served by the ladies.
Forty residents ' from
Huronview travelled by bus to
Stratford on Wednesday
afternoon as guests of Spruce
Lodge. Everyone gathered in -the
Auditorium and werewelcomed
by the Admirlistrator, Mr Day.
On behalf of the Huronview
residents Mr., Archibald,
Administrator, presented to
Spruce Lodge a plaque made by
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The .paint shop .at Sky
Harbour Air Services this week
tock on an atmosphere of the
early 1940's as the crew there
undertook to reproduce the
most authentic camouflage paint '
job' possible on a vintage Spitfire
Mach 9.
Known as one of the three.,
best aircraft paint shops in
North America, inmpetition
with one in Indiana and another
Oklahoma,U.S.A., the shop has
been, aoing' paint jobs in its
present location since 1965 and
Goderich since 1956 for
aircraft ovvnows from
Newfoundland to Calgary and a
great portion of the north and
central United States. -
Owned by Don Plumb, a
flying enthusiast from Windsor,
the Spitfire when completed will
tot be one of only three flying in-
, North America 'and one of very
few privately oWned Spitfires
flying in the world.
The Indian Air Force at the
fib
vo,
present time is still using a fleet
of Spitfires but when they are
phased out only one will be kept
and the rest are to go' for scrap
to 'ensure the value of those
Owned Pi-cvately. The estimated
value of a flyin"gowell restored
World War Two Spitfire is in the
neighbourhood of $80,000.
The Windsor Spitfire, it is.,
felt, will probably be the best,
most accurately restored aircraft
of itstype in North America and•
among ,the top models of the
world.
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- The new paint job involves
the removal of all old paint,
washing down of the plane mid
the sanding off of any rough
spots' on its body. When this is
completed, the workmen will
etch the body with acid to
ensure that the paint will fix to
the metal well. Then comes a
coat of corrosion proofing, two
coats of primer and then the
final colors for which the paint
alone costs' $55 per
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gallon. When the two and one
"half, week job„iS complete the
Spitfire will be an identical.
redlica of the planes flown by
pilots of the Royal Air Force
during "England's darkest
hour:"
It is_ .uncertain if....this
particular aircraft ever saw
actual air ), combat during, the
war, ' but it did act out that
combat when it appeared
recently In the movie production
of the "Battle of Britain,"
After completion of the
movie Mr. Plumb purchased it
from the private owner who,had
113aned it for use in the movie.
After the end, of the Second
World War, the plane was used
by the Irish Air Force before it
came into private ownership. ,
Although the Spitfire---is-a
special job it is only one of
many planes turned out ,by the
Sky Harbour paint shop. In an
average year the five full time
employees thereturn out- 115
paint jobs to all kinds of aircraft.
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