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Jericho Beach and the West Coast Flying Boat Stations

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Code: CSP-JERB
Price: $46.00
The book traces the the role the Vancouver Air Station played in the evolution of aviation in British Columbia and the importance of the flying boat stations in the defense plan for the west coast of North America during World War II. JERICHO BEACH contains many firsthand recollections, original photographs, crests and other memorabilia provided by the airmen who participated in this exciting period of B.C. history. A detailed appendix focuses on the aircraft flown on the west coast from 1920 to 1947. This chronological history of Jericho Beach contains 304 pages and over 400 photographs. The foreword was written by Lieutenant General A.M. DeQuetteville, the comanding general (1997) of Canada's Air Command.