Last weekend, the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum in Brandon brought a couple of their old WWII trainer aircraft to Dauphin for the day, showcasing some of the City's storied aviation history.
Darrell Inkster, event coordinator, said though there were some hiccups, like the Museum only being able to bring two of the three planned planes, the day went off without a hitch.
"We moved a lot of food, we had a lot of smiling people, we made sure we had lots of everything, and we didn't run out of a thing. We had two planes up in the air, with six flights each, they each did two extra rides to make up for the one plane that didn't make it in," said Inkster.
During the second world war, Dauphin was home to the No. 10 Service Flying Training School, which saw more than 9,000 allied pilots trained to fly overseas. It's a big part of Dauphin's history, one Inkster is glad to see preserved, and recognized by so many.
Dauphin's #50 LCol Barker V.C. Air Cadet Squadron was there to give a hand with a few things, among many other volunteers. Inkster said they could always use more volunteers for events like these, but he's very appreciative of how many helped out.
"Next year I'm gonna have to look for a little bit more help, because we had quite a few volunteers, I had some really good friends, even Fire Chief Cam Abrey came out and roasted himself all day in front of that cooker flipping burgers, the fire department, they were phenomenal, those guys were right in there helping with the cooking. We couldn't have done it without them, or all the volunteers we had, it was absolutely amazing," said Inkster.
If you missed it, no need to worry - Inkster said as long as he's kicking, he'll try to hold the event every year to help keep Dauphin's aviation history a bright spot.
