Air Spray, Ltd - Revision history

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	Firefighters received the call about the blaze at 2:34PM but did not arrive on scene until 2:55PM. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/> The fire smoldered well into the next day and the burning asbestos from the hangar posed a health hazard that forced people to stay away from the site until the afternoon of the 17th. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>		Firefighters received the call about the blaze at 2:34PM but did not arrive on scene until 2:55PM. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/> The fire smoldered well into the next day and the burning asbestos from the hangar posed a health hazard that forced people to stay away from the site until the afternoon of the 17th. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>

	Not including the loss of the building itself, the company lost an estimated $10 Million dollars in aircraft during the conflagration. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>. Reports vary from 5 to 7 planes lost in the blaze. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000">Edmonton Journal - 19 Oct 2000</ref><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>. Among the confirmed planes destroyed were a $3 Million Lockheed Electra<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"~~>Edmonton Journal, 19 Oct 2000<~~/~~ref~~>, Douglas Invader Tanker #31 ([[44-35893]]). <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Turbo Commander bird dog aircraft<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Cessna 310 birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, and a Cessna 120 Birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>. In addition to the hangar and the planes, the company also lost all of the spare parts for the entire fleet, plus the majority of the tools used to maintain the planes<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>.		Not including the loss of the building itself, the company lost an estimated $10 Million dollars in aircraft during the conflagration. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>. Reports vary from 5 to 7 planes lost in the blaze. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000">Edmonton Journal - 19 Oct 2000</ref><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>. Among the confirmed planes destroyed were a $3 Million Lockheed Electra<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, Douglas Invader Tanker #31 ([[44-35893]]). <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Turbo Commander bird dog aircraft<ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Cessna 310 birddog<ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, and a Cessna 120 Birddog<ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>. In addition to the hangar and the planes, the company also lost all of the spare parts for the entire fleet, plus the majority of the tools used to maintain the planes<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>.

	The group of 35 mechanics who typically maintain the planes during the winter months were used in repairing and rebuilding the fleet in time for the next fire season in Apr 2001<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>.		The group of 35 mechanics who typically maintain the planes during the winter months were used in repairing and rebuilding the fleet in time for the next fire season in Apr 2001<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>.

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Hangar Fire

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	Firefighters received the call about the blaze at 2:34PM but did not arrive on scene until 2:55PM. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/> The fire smoldered well into the next day and the burning asbestos from the hangar posed a health hazard that forced people to stay away from the site until the afternoon of the 17th. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>		Firefighters received the call about the blaze at 2:34PM but did not arrive on scene until 2:55PM. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/> The fire smoldered well into the next day and the burning asbestos from the hangar posed a health hazard that forced people to stay away from the site until the afternoon of the 17th. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>

	Not including the loss of the building itself, the company lost an estimated $10 Million dollars in aircraft during the conflagration. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>. Reports vary from 5 to 7 planes lost in the blaze. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>. Among the confirmed planes destroyed were a $3 Million Lockheed Electra<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000">Edmonton Journal, 19 Oct 2000</ref>, Douglas Invader Tanker #31 ([[44-35893]]). <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Turbo Commander bird dog aircraft<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Cessna 310 birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, and a Cessna 120 Birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>. In addition to the hangar and the planes, the company also lost all of the spare parts for the entire fleet, plus the majority of the tools used to maintain the planes<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>.		Not including the loss of the building itself, the company lost an estimated $10 Million dollars in aircraft during the conflagration. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>. Reports vary from 5 to 7 planes lost in the blaze. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000">Edmonton Journal - 19 Oct 2000</ref><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>. Among the confirmed planes destroyed were a $3 Million Lockheed Electra<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000">Edmonton Journal, 19 Oct 2000</ref>, Douglas Invader Tanker #31 ([[44-35893]]). <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Turbo Commander bird dog aircraft<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Cessna 310 birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, and a Cessna 120 Birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>. In addition to the hangar and the planes, the company also lost all of the spare parts for the entire fleet, plus the majority of the tools used to maintain the planes<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>.

	The group of 35 mechanics who typically maintain the planes during the winter months were used in repairing and rebuilding the fleet in time for the next fire season in Apr 2001<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>.		The group of 35 mechanics who typically maintain the planes during the winter months were used in repairing and rebuilding the fleet in time for the next fire season in Apr 2001<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>.

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Crew

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	*Garrett, Darcy - Maintenance<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992">Red Deer Advocate - 17 Apr 1992</ref>		*Garrett, Darcy - Maintenance<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992">Red Deer Advocate - 17 Apr 1992</ref>
	*Hamilton, Don - Owner<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"> Ft. MacMurray Times - 19 Oct 2000</ref>		*Hamilton, Don - Owner<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"> Ft. MacMurray Times - 19 Oct 2000</ref>
	*Mains, Bob - Maintenance Manager<ref name="RDA-17-MAY-1998"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Mains, Bob - Maintenance Manager<ref name="RDA-17-MAY-1998">Red Deer Advocate - 17 May 1998</ref><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Muise, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Muise, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Peel, Gordon "Gord" - Operations Manager/Pilot<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992">Red Deer Advocate - 17 Apr 1992</ref><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Peel, Gordon "Gord" - Operations Manager/Pilot<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992">Red Deer Advocate - 17 Apr 1992</ref><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>

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Crew

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	*Mains, Bob - Maintenance Manager<ref name="RDA-17-MAY-1998"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Mains, Bob - Maintenance Manager<ref name="RDA-17-MAY-1998"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Muise, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Muise, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Peel, Gordon "Gord" - Operations Manager/Pilot<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Peel, Gordon "Gord" - Operations Manager/Pilot<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992">Red Deer Advocate - 17 Apr 1992</ref><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Robinson, Berry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Robinson, Berry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Wever, Bert - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Wever, Bert - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>

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Crew

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	*Braden, William "Vance" - Mechanic<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>		*Braden, William "Vance" - Mechanic<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
	*Carelton, Kirk - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998">~~Newspaper Article~~ 12 Sep 1998</ref>		*Carelton, Kirk - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998">Red Deer Advocate - 12 Sep 1998</ref>
	*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>		*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
	*Davidson, Thomas James - Pilot (KIA)<ref name="CH-15-JUL-1984"/>		*Davidson, Thomas James - Pilot (KIA)<ref name="CH-15-JUL-1984">Calgary Herald - 15 Jul 1984</ref>
	*Duncause, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Duncause, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Garrett, Darcy - Maintenance<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992"/>		*Garrett, Darcy - Maintenance<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992">Red Deer Advocate - 17 Apr 1992</ref>
	*Hamilton, Don - Owner<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>		*Hamilton, Don - Owner<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"> Ft. MacMurray Times - 19 Oct 2000</ref>
	*Mains, Bob - Maintenance Manager<ref name="RDA-17-MAY-1998"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Mains, Bob - Maintenance Manager<ref name="RDA-17-MAY-1998"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Muise, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Muise, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	*Braden, William "Vance" - Mechanic<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>		*Braden, William "Vance" - Mechanic<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
	*Carelton, Kirk - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Carelton, Kirk - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998">Newspaper Article 12 Sep 1998</ref>
	*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>		*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
	*Davidson, Thomas James - Pilot (KIA)<ref name="CH-15-JUL-1984"/>		*Davidson, Thomas James - Pilot (KIA)<ref name="CH-15-JUL-1984"/>

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	*Braden, William "Vance" - Mechanic<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>		*Braden, William "Vance" - Mechanic<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
	*Carelton, Kirk - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Carelton, Kirk - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
	*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>		*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner<ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
	*Davidson, Thomas James - Pilot (KIA)<ref name="CH-15-JUL-1984"/>		*Davidson, Thomas James - Pilot (KIA)<ref name="CH-15-JUL-1984"/>
	*Duncause, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>		*Duncause, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>

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Crew

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
	*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner		*Braden, William "Vance" - Mechanic<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
	*Hamilton, Don - Owner		*Carelton, Kirk - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
			*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
			*Davidson, Thomas James - Pilot (KIA)<ref name="CH-15-JUL-1984"/>
			*Duncause, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
			*Garrett, Darcy - Maintenance<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992"/>
			*Hamilton, Don - Owner<ref name=FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>
			*Mains, Bob - Maintenance Manager<ref name="RDA-17-MAY-1998"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
			*Muise, Perry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
			*Peel, Gordon "Gord" - Operations Manager/Pilot<ref name="RDA-17-APR-1992"/><ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
			*Robinson, Berry - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>
			*Wever, Bert - Pilot<ref name="12-SEP-1998"/>

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Hangar Fire

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	==Hangar Fire==		==Hangar Fire==
	On Monday, the 16th of October, 2000, the main hangar facility at Red Deer Airport caught fire and burned to the ground. <ref name="RDA-18">Red Deer Advocate, 18 Oct 2000</ref>. The loss was tremendous. One worker, 37-year-old William "Vance" Braden of Red Deer, was hospitalized in critical condition with second and third degree burns covering much of his body. <ref name="RDA-18"/><ref name="FMT-19">Fort MacMurray Today, 19 Oct 2000</ref>. Braden was an airplane mechanic employed by Air Spray and is believed to have started the fire accidentally when sparks ignited aviation fuel inside of a plane that he was working on<ref name="RDA-18"/><ref name="FMT-19"/>.		On Monday, the 16th of October, 2000, the main hangar facility at Red Deer Airport caught fire and burned to the ground. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000">Red Deer Advocate, 18 Oct 2000</ref>. The loss was tremendous. One worker, 37-year-old William "Vance" Braden of Red Deer, was hospitalized in critical condition with second and third degree burns covering much of his body. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000">Fort MacMurray Today, 19 Oct 2000</ref>. Braden was an airplane mechanic employed by Air Spray and is believed to have started the fire accidentally when sparks ignited aviation fuel inside of a plane that he was working on<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>.

	Firefighters received the call about the blaze at 2:34PM but did not arrive on scene until 2:55PM. <ref name="RDA-18"/> The fire smoldered well into the next day and the burning asbestos from the hangar posed a health hazard that forced people to stay away from the site until the afternoon of the 17th. <ref name="RDA-18"/>		Firefighters received the call about the blaze at 2:34PM but did not arrive on scene until 2:55PM. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/> The fire smoldered well into the next day and the burning asbestos from the hangar posed a health hazard that forced people to stay away from the site until the afternoon of the 17th. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>

	Not including the loss of the building itself, the company lost an estimated $10 Million dollars in aircraft during the conflagration. <ref name="RDA-18"/>. Reports vary from 5 to 7 planes lost in the blaze. <ref name="RDA-18"/><ref name="EJ-19"/><ref name="FMT-19"/>. Among the confirmed planes destroyed were a $3 Million Lockheed Electra<ref name="RDA-18"/><ref name="EJ-19">Edmonton Journal, 19 Oct 2000</ref>, Douglas Invader Tanker #31 ([[44-35893]]). <ref name="RDA-18"/><ref name=EJ-19"/>, a Turbo Commander bird dog aircraft<ref name=EJ-19"/>, a Cessna 310 birddog<ref name=EJ-19"/>, and a Cessna 120 Birddog<ref name=EJ-19"/>. In addition to the hangar and the planes, the company also lost all of the spare parts for the entire fleet, plus the majority of the tools used to maintain the planes<ref name="RDA-18"/><ref name=EJ-19"/>.		Not including the loss of the building itself, the company lost an estimated $10 Million dollars in aircraft during the conflagration. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/>. Reports vary from 5 to 7 planes lost in the blaze. <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>. Among the confirmed planes destroyed were a $3 Million Lockheed Electra<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="EJ-19-OCT-2000">Edmonton Journal, 19 Oct 2000</ref>, Douglas Invader Tanker #31 ([[44-35893]]). <ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Turbo Commander bird dog aircraft<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, a Cessna 310 birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>, and a Cessna 120 Birddog<ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>. In addition to the hangar and the planes, the company also lost all of the spare parts for the entire fleet, plus the majority of the tools used to maintain the planes<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name=EJ-19-OCT-2000"/>.

	The group of 35 mechanics who typically maintain the planes during the winter months were used in repairing and rebuilding the fleet in time for the next fire season in Apr 2001<ref name="RDA-18"/><ref name="FMT-19"/>.		The group of 35 mechanics who typically maintain the planes during the winter months were used in repairing and rebuilding the fleet in time for the next fire season in Apr 2001<ref name="RDA-18-OCT-2000"/><ref name="FMT-19-OCT-2000"/>.

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Crew

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	==Crew==		==Crew==
			*Covlin, Richard "Rick" - Assistant to the owner
			*Hamilton, Don - Owner


	Some photos of the pilots and crew of Airspray. <br>		Some photos of the pilots and crew of Airspray. <br>
	[[File:Air Spray crew WM.jpg\|300px\|Some of the pilots of Air Spray.]]		[[File:Air Spray crew WM.jpg\|300px\|Some of the pilots of Air Spray.]]