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Gander
Workers 1937. Identified are Mr. Pretty, Mr. Bowe and Archie Stanford at far right. Photo courtesey of Sterling Stanford. |
Mr.
Molotov was foreign minister of the USSR (in the civilian suit). He was stranded in Gander for 2 days after visiting the US to convince them to open a 2nd front in their war with Germany. |
Arrival
of Lord Beaverbrook at the RAF site in 1941. The whole are |
Mackenzie
King was the Prime Minister of Canada during WW2 and has a "stopover"
in Gander on the way to Britain. |
Gander
Troops - Earl Godrey addressing troops during inspection at RCAF Gander in 1943. |
Royal Rifles
training on the anti |
RCAF Gander
Hospital was built |
RCAF Dance,
at the women's division headquarters building on Chestnut Road in 1943. |
| RCAF Gander
Store, supply section in 1943 in building 45 on the Canadian side. |
TCA Pilot
Harry Beardsell in front of Hanger loading airmail on aircraft Lockheed 14 H for overseas trip to Britain. |
Gander Electrical
Shop workers in 1951, identified are Lloyd Mercer and Walter Russell. Others? |
Members of the TOPS Gander organization, formed to promote the Gander Airport in the 1970's. |
| Group photo
of the pioneers who helped build Gander from the "Army Side" to the new townsite. |
Gander's
airport manager, Jack |
Lionel Wicks and Art Parsons of Commercial Caterers preparing hundreds of aircraft meals to go! | Yuri Garain, the 1st man to travel in space, stops at Gander, 1960's. |
| Gorbachev stops in Gander | President
Gorbachev is served hor'd'oeures by Cynthia Goodyear |
President
and Mrs. Gorbachev are welcomed to Gander by Mayor Kelly in 1990. |
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