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Kemano- Jim Hanna Photos- Page 3

Kemano, British Columbia, Canada

Jim Hanna's Pictures, Page 3

All photos on this page, are copyright of Mr. Jim Hanna from Australia, sent ca Feb 2012, and I thank him for the donation


S55 Sikorsky lifting off.
Bell 47 helicopter sitting on the pad
Machines were owned by Alcan.
They then contracted
Okanagan Helicopters to do
the maintenance and flying.


Noorduyn Norseman Mk V
c/n 29-1
Pacific Western- CF-OBG
originally built for
Ontario Provincial Air Service
in June 1945
sold to Central BC Airways, in July 1951. PWA in 1955.
Taken out of service in May 1970.


Bell 47 Helicopter Taking Off


Queen Charlotte Airlines (QCA) Canso at Kemano wharf


CF-FBW
S55 Sikorsky
Sikorsky Const # 55161
Commercial version with 600 hp,
(472 kW) R-1340 engine
when it operated at Kemano.
Later converted to S55T,
1972 owned by Frontier Helicopters,
a division of Conair Aviation Ltd.
Now shown written off

S55 History-
Other military names-
H-19 Chickasaw, Westland Whirlwind
First flight Nov 10, 1949
Used by US military in Korean War, and early Vietnam War


Fairchild 71C Plane
Nurse- Norma Lillian Key
b- 1918 Chinook Alberta
d- June 22, 2009 at Grey Nuns Hospital, Edmonton AB, at the age of 90.



Unknown Planes, Landing at the Kemano Wharf


Camp 2600


Black Bear and Cub, at camp 2600


Old Buildings, Camp 2600


Camp 2600


Wye Junction Penstock


Welding Cans


Penstock Tunnel before Liner Insert


Penstock Liner being Installed


Concrete Pump and Liner


Welding Can- Manifold Section


Welding Liner


Wye Section


Penstock Liner on wharf, Ted Kipp standing beside it.


Main Wye Section-No 2 Penstock


Rock Conveyors to Elbow 2600'

More detail and history of the Penstock, Tunnel etc., in the Bud Walker Section.
See Index on the left


Looking East up the Valley, Summer


Kemano Valley, Looking South


Siffleur Lake, NE of Kemano
Lat - 53°37' North
Long- 127°45' West


Road to Wachwas –Bob Simpson


l/r- Marjory, Nick Guild, Jack Montgomery
Jack Montgomery was a very close friend of Jim Hanna.
Jim, and his wife Jean, and their family, took Jim in as part of
their own family, at their home in Wachwas (which Jim helped to build)
When Jim first met Jack he was employed by M-K to maintain office equipment.
When that contract expired, he accepted a job with Alcan, and became an Operator, then Supervisor
In the Control Room of the Powerhouse.
He retired in 1985, as Powerhouse Maintenance Coordinator.
Sad to report he passed away Sept 14, 2007 in Ottawa Canada.


Inside MK Quonset
Charlie Lucas on right


Kemano Laundry- Winter 1955


Personnel- Payroll Office- Winter 1955


Kemano Camp 5 Townsite- Winter 1955


Bad Winter in Camp


Camp from Batch Plant- 1956


Townsite Camp


Camp 5- Winter 1956


Snow Clearing


Concrete Batch Plant


First Salmon of the Season
Jim Hanna on the right


Concrete Batch Plant


Transmission Tower
Jim Talbot at the base
They look big until you see the man standing there,
and then they look unbelievably big!


Walk to Tahtsa
l/r- Frank Thompson, Cost Engineer
Doug & Barb Ellis Family, Chief Acct.
Rudi, Jim, Chuck Peters

That's all for now Folks!


All photos on this page, are copyright of Mr. Jim Hanna
and I thank him for the donation



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