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Aviation History
1962
1962 - 1416.PDF
•PMB^""~ GOOSE BAY Goose Bay, Labrador, is a military air base operated by the R.C.A.F., but it also serves commercial aviation. Although local traffic is slight, airline pilots on the North Atlantic run rely on this remote and isolated airfield as a valuable alternate or diversionary stop in case of need. All civil and R.C.A.F. aircraft taking off from Goose are fuelled by Shell Aviation Service. Before the October freeze-up closes the approach to Goose Bay, tankers are busy bringing in stocks of Shell petroleum products to last the community until the summer thaw. gjt- Each autumn some 7,000,000 gallons of i v aviation fuel are shipped and stored against the probable demands of aviation during the winter months. At scheduled stopping places and at alternates alike, Shell Aviation Service is available world-wide wide aviation service is there
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