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The Radio Amateurs Club at the University of Western Ontario (Aikenhead on the right)
1949-1950
London, Ontario

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Aikenhead's University of Western Ontario graduation photo
1950
London, Ontario

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Following his graduation in 1950, Aikenhead went to work as a Radio & Television Receiver engineer at Dominion Electrohome in Kitchener, Ontario.

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The Dominion Electrohome Travelaire Car Radio, one of the projects Aikenhead worked on
1953
Kitchener, Ontario

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Aikenhead reminisces about the Viking Radio he worked on at Dominion Electrohome
2013
Salmon Arm, British Columbia

Credits:
Okanagan Science Centre

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Aikenhead's initials on a wiring diagram for the Viking Radio Phonograph
1954
Kitchener, Ontario

Credits:
Bruce Aikenhead

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In 1955, Aikenhead, watching the technological progress elsewhere, asked a former university classmate who worked in the electronics industry in Montreal whether there were advances on the horizon in the Canadian electronics industry, or if he should head to the United States for work. The response letter from his friend included a job offer and Aikenhead moved to Montreal to work for Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE).

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At Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE), Aikenhead worked on building flight simulators. The company had been contracted to design and construct flight simulators for Canadian pilots and navigators to become proficient crews of the Avro CF-100 interceptor aircraft. While at CAE, Aikenhead also worked on a flight simulator for the Douglas DC-6B airliner for Canadian Pacific Airlines. He participated in its installation at the airport in Vancouver.

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Aikenhead on his career at Canadian Aviation Electronics
15 April 2013
Vernon, British Columbia

Credits:
Okanagan Science Centre

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Aikenhead worked on a flight simulator for the Douglas DC-6B with CAE to train Canadian pilots
1955
England

Credits:
Ruth AS

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Aikenhead also worked on a flight simulator for the AVRO Canada CF-100 "Canuck" with CAE

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In 1958, Aikenhead saw an advertisement in the newspaper for a job working on flight simulators for the A.V. Roe Company in Toronto. They were building a new super-sonic aircraft for the RCAF called the "Avro Arrow". Within a few weeks, Aikenhead had received a job offer and he, his wife, and their three children moved to Brampton, Ontario, near the AVRO factory.

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Right side view of a CF-105 Jet Fighter Aircraft "Avro Arrow"
4 October 1957
Malton, Ontario

Credits:
Canadian Forces

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Three quarter front right side view of a CF-105 Jet Fighter Aircraft "Avro Arrow"
4 October 1957
Malton, Ontario

Credits:
Canadian Forces