Tofino, BC
Photographs


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  1. The sign at the main gate to the station - November 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  2. Base Closure party. Betty White in the foreground and Dave White on the left - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  3. Base Closure party. WO Gordon Moodie on left. Ward (behind Sgt.) Parker and Mullata - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  4. Base Closure party - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  5. Base Closure party. Fred Parker and Ken Streamer - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  6. Base Closure party. WO Lamont and CTechO - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  7. Base Closure party. Jim "Dusty" Rhodes and Doc Forges in background - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  8. Base Closure party. Tom Gibson at left with Mrs. Margaret and WO Gordon Moodie and his wife - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  9. Base Closure party. WO Moodie and friends - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  10. Base Closure party. WO Moodie, his wife and friends - 24 October 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  11. Airmen's Mess Dinner - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  12. Airmen's Mess Dinner. (L-R) unknown, unknown, BH McCann, W/C Turner making the first toast, unknown - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  13. Airmen's Mess Dinner. The Telecom section - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  14. Airmen's Mess Dinner. (L-R) Powers, Webber, Wright, Henderson - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  15. Airmen's Mess Dinner. (L-R) Spud Hammon, Glen Lindstrom, Bob Enexver, Barry Brooker, Bob Dirom & Lou Doiron - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  16. Airmen's Mess Dinner. Everyone arrives at the same time - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  17. Preparing to the Airmen's Mess Dinner. (L-R) Cal Booth and LAC Payne in room 49 - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  18. Preparing for the Airmen's Mess Dinner. (L-R) Cpl Steele, Cpl Wright & LAC Skidgemore in room 49 - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  19. Airmen's Mess Dinner. Cpl Steele - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  20. Airmen's Mess Dinner. Cpl Thibault, F/L Eddy (COpsO - transferred to Lac St. Denis), unknown - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  21. Airmen's Mess Dinner. (L-R) Lac Ringrose & F/O Mayne (transferred to St. Margarets) - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  22. Airmen's Mess Dinner. (L-R) F/O JH Maxwell & LAC Frank Fraser - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  23. LAC Skidgemore at the Airmen's Mess Dinner - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  24. Airmen's Mess Dinner (L-R) unknown, W/C Turner (CO), BH McCann, unknown - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  25. (L-R) Dick Galvin, John-Paul Jones, F/O Manson (CTSO) and Jim Chapman at the Airmen's Mess Dinner - 9 October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  26. Irv Marleau giving an outdoor lecture - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  27. Irv Marleau in formal mess dress attire - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  28. Lac Skidgemore at the radio in room 49 - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  29. Dick Galvin with his ham gear - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  30. John Zinchyshyn sitting at my radio in room 8 - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  31. Cal Booth in room 49 - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  32. LAC Skidgemore in room 49 - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  33. My locker in room 49 - October 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  34. Uchuck III loading a car at Ucluelet - 20 September 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  35. Uchuck III loading at Ucluelet - 20 September 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  36. The hold in the Uckuck III at Ucluelet - 20 September 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  37. Cal Booth on the beach - 15 September 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  38. Rene Lauzon on the beach - 15 September 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  39. This pump house was on the airport side of Grice Bay. Water flowed to a "wet" well and was pumped to the airport situated approximately 3/4 mile away directly behind this picture. - September 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  40. RCAF Station Tofino Fire Truck. The original 1942 International Fire Truck was, for a long time, part of the village of Tofino's equipment. There was a story about the "Fire Truck" being borrowed and driven to the village of Tofino where the errant driver was found to be in the local beer parlour (putting out a fire, no doubt) - August 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  41. Canso landing at Tofino airport - August 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  42. Flying club aircraft at Tofino for Crab Picnic on Long Beach - 9 July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  43. Flying club aircraft at Tofino for Crab Picnic on Long Beach - 9 July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  44. Flying club aircraft at airport for annual crab boil on Long Beach. This picture is looking west with the original control tower (later burned) in the background - 9 July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  45. Facing south from north end of Long Beach. End of airport runway in background - July 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  46. Facing south from Radar Hill. Airport in background. Note the CTR140 "bedspring" antenna in lower right foreground - July 1957.
    Courtesy John Jones.

  47. View of runway at Tofino airport looking north - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  48. View of runway at Tofino airport looking towards Colnett Mountain and Meares Island north of Tofino. Two Lone Cone and Catface mountains are in the background - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  49. View of runway at Tofino airport similar to the previous photo but looking a little further north - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  50. 92 pound fish believed to be on the BC Packer's fish camp at Spring Cove - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  51. 62 pound fish believed to be on the BC Packer's fish camp at Spring Cove - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  52. Long Beach looking northwest from Green Point - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  53. Long Beach looking northwest from Green Point - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  54. View of runway at Tofino airport looking due north - July 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  55. Lancaster bomber on static display during Air Force Day - 8 June 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  56. Canso aircraft on static display during Air Force Day - 8 June 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  57. RCAF Station Tofino fire truck spraying grounds to keep down the dust on Air Force Day - 8 June 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  58. Dick Galvin setting up the PA system for the Air Force Day ball games - 8 June 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  59. RCAF Station Tofino's Operations site as seen from 10,000 feet - June 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  60. RCAF Station Tofino's Operations site as seen from 10,000 feet - June 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  61. RCAF Station Tofino's Operations site as seen from the Transmitter site - June 1957.
    The search radar tower is the square building, flanked by two height finder radomes on the east and west.The power plant was just to the west of the left radome and the small building in front of the search tower was the Operations building. The BC Telephone building and a small lunch building were just across the access road from the Ops building.
    Courtesy Glen Lindstrom.

  62. Closer image of the Operations site as seen from the Transmitter site - June 1957.
    Courtesy Glen Lindstrom.

  63. The Transmitter site. This was the location where the Operations site photos (see above) were taken. - June 1957.
    This is also where the trail starts to the 1945 Canso crash site.
    Courtesy Glen Lindstrom.

  64. The large hangar at the airfield - June 1957.
    This hangar was used to store all of the equipment which was to be shipped out when they closed the station at the end of the year.
    Courtesy Glen Lindstrom.

  65. RCAF Station Tofino (airport and domestic site) as seen from 10,000 feet - June 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  66. RCAF Station Tofino (airport and domestic site) as seen from 10,000 feet - June 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  67. Looking east from Kennedy Lake swim beach. The road to Port Alberni would have been under construction on the hills to the right - June 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  68. Canso aircraft taxing for departure from Tofino, looking toward Long Beach - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  69. Canso aircraft departing Tofino airport - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  70. LAC Skidgemore outside of the Fire Hall - May 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  71. View of hangar, ME Section (white building) and MQ on left - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  72. C-47 Dakota aircraft on tarmac. The building firectly behind the tail of the plane still exists and was, for many years, "Tofino Radio" weather station originally broadcasting from Estevan. The two 70 foot cedar pole antennas were erected by Tom Gibson Contracting, and must have been up a very short time when this picture was taken. The poles were logged by Ken Gibson - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  73. C-47 Dakota aircraft on tarmac - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  74. South end of MacKenzie Beach. Wickaninnish Island in the background - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  75. Fishing fleet at Tofino. Picture taken from Armitage Point floats, looking west. The huge A frame in the background was put up by Dave Bond for the purpose of dredging the existing Fourth Street Boat Harbour in Tofino - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  76. This photo is taken from Wharf Street with the corner of the Hjalmar Wingen house on the right hand side. The house still existed in 1999 - May 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  77. Room 28 at RCAF Station Tofino - April 1957.
    Courtesy Cal Booth.

  78. View from Government Dock in Tofino with Dream Island - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  79. Ucluelet from west of Leach Island - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  80. Ucluelet from Port Albion - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  81. Main street in Ucluelet. St. Aiden Church on right - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  82. Doug (Red) Hill, Dave Thomas, Al Gallant during Trade Advancement at Station Vancouver - April 1957.
    Courtesy Al Gallant.

  83. Fire Truck in front of hangar - April 1957.
    Courtesy Pat Boland.

  84. LAC Bob MacDonald on the station - April 1957.
    Courtesy Pat Boland.

  85. Jim Payne standing by the barracks - April 1957.
    Courtesy Pat Boland.

  86. Harold Hopkins getting into the act - April 1957.
    Courtesy Pat Boland.

  87. The gulley, which the bridge spans in this picture, was filled in by Tom Gibson Contracting soon after this picture was taken. It is believed that work was already in progress at this time as the first job was for sand to be pushed in from both sides. In addition to this bridge, there was a small footbridge across the same gulley a little further to the north. It connected the Fire Hall side of the gulley with the barracks side - April 1957.
    Courtesy Pat Boland.

  88. F/S Sheard and Sgt. Reimer in front of the fire truck - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  89. F/S Sheard and Sgt. Ward making the rounds - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  90. West end of Long Beach in front of the Esowista Reserve. Box Island in the background. One time a grounding place for the first nations people to ground their whales. - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  91. Del Nash checking out the waves - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  92. Fred Hiebert checking out the waves - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  93. Fred Hiebert walking along the coast - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  94. Del Nash by the fire truck - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  95. From Incinerator Point looking west on Long Beach - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  96. Back of the dam on Indian River - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  97. Believed to be the upper dam. Destroyed by Ken Gibson for salmon enhancement improvements - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  98. Grice Bay in front of the pump house. Looking west toward Tofino with Indian Island on the right - April 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  99. Cpl. Bill Sweeny (FF) and family in their home - March 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  100. Looking south on Long Beach showing pilings which had been placed to prevent enemy aircraft from landing during the war - March 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  101. Looking northwest at Wreck Bay from the north end - March 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  102. Looking southeast at Wreck Bay from the north end - March 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  103. Looking southeast at Wreck Bay from the north end, but more out to sea - March 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.

  104. Picturesque photo of water lapping the rocks near shore - March 1957.
    Courtesy Del Nash.


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