1
Grant McConachie was a natural flyer and by the 1940's his company Yukon Southern Air had regular mail flights into Dawson City. By 1941, his company had been bought out, and Grant was working with Canadian Pacific Airlines to establish a series of air fields to service the war time construction of the Alaska Highway. At age of 37, Grant became the president of the second largest airline in Canada, and spent the next decade building CPA into one of the world's major air carriers. By the time of his death in 1965, Canadian Pacific had a fleet of jet airliners serving routes that stretched across Canada around the world.2
Grant McConachie and his Open -cockpit Fokker1934
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
3
Grant McConachie and his open cockpit Fokker Standard Universal arrive on the Yukon River at WhitehorseR.B. Cameron Collection
4
Grant McConachie arrives at Dawson City1937
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
5
July 7, 1937 Grant McConachie arrives at Dawson City with the nited Air Transport Ford Trimotor CF-BEP, inaugurating weekly scheduled air service from the Yukon to the Yukon to the Outside (i.e. Edmonton)R.B. Cameron Photo Collection
6
United Air Transport Fleet 50K Freighter at Whitehorse1938
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
7
United Air Transport Fleet 50k Freighter at Whitehorse in August 1938. Leased by Mcconachie to serve his new route to the Yukon, the aircraft was in service for only a month when it crashed on take-off at Lower Post, B.C. Pilot Sheldon Luck and his passengers survived. CF-BDX did no.R.B. Cameron Photo Collection
8
CP18 passenger Lockheed Lodestar1942
Yukon, Canada
9
In 1942 Canadian Pacific Airlines emerged from the amalgamation of Yukon Southern Air Transport and nine other airlines across Canada. By 1943 C.P.A. was serving the Yukon with the fastest, most modern airliners of the day the 18 passenger Lockheed Lodestar.R.B. Cameron Collection
10
Mechanic Gordon Cameron1942
Yukon, Canada
11
Canadian Pacific Airlines mechanic Gordon Cameron with Fairchild 71 CF-AFZ.L.G. Ryder Photo
R.B. Cameron Collection
12
Fairchild 71 of newly formed CP Airlines1942
Yukon, Canada
13
A 1930 Fairchild 71 of the newly-formed Canadian Pacific Airlines, rests at the Company base at Whitehorse, Y.T.R.B. Cameron Collection
14
Barkly-Grow CF-BLV formerly 'Yukon Queen'1940
Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
 |
 |
 |
 |