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From 1964 from my time on the Mid-Canada Line (MCL) and Ballistic
Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS).

Aircraft retained their RCAF colour scheme but with civilian markings.

Aircraft operated by Okanagan Helicopters, a BC company.

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:46:43 -0500, wrote:

>From 1964 from my time on the Mid-Canada Line (MCL) and Ballistic
>Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS).
>
>Aircraft retained their RCAF colour scheme but with civilian markings.
>
>Aircraft operated by Okanagan Helicopters, a BC company.

Extremely cool! Thanks for sharing these!

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On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 20:29:17 -0800, "Bob (not my real pseudonym)"
> wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 12:46:43 -0500, wrote:
>
>>From 1964 from my time on the Mid-Canada Line (MCL) and Ballistic
>>Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS).
>>
>>Aircraft retained their RCAF colour scheme but with civilian markings.
>>
>>Aircraft operated by Okanagan Helicopters, a BC company.
>
>Extremely cool! Thanks for sharing these!

Cool it was. The Mid-Canada Line ran across Canada at 55° North and
temperatures could plummet -55° F quite easily. This was my
introduction to Canada following a life spent just outside balmy
Edinburgh (the real one in Scotland) where palm trees grew outdoors at
the university and which was about 100 miles further north.

Frank.