Ss IT MIGHT NOT LOOK like much to Randy Quinn, but there is a fascinating story behind how the British Columbia Aviation Museum acquired this burnt-out shell of a Second World War plane. The United States built about 2,300 of these Bell Airacobras for the Soviet Union’s air force. (Note the red star painted over a U.S. insignia in center of photo). They were flown to “Alaska by American pilots, where they were handed over fo Soviet airmen. Not all of them maae if that far. There was a fire on this plane, said Bert Clarke, a museum airector, and the pilot made a forced landing on Carpenter Lake in the Northwest Temitories in winter 1943, The pilot was rescued, and usable parts were salvaged from the plane before if sank when the ice melted. There it sat until a group of Americans retrieved it two years ago. They loaded it on a flatbed truck, but at fhe Canada-U.S. border were denied permission to cross. Clarke says Canadian officials claimed the plane belonged to Canada since it had been in the country for 50 years. U.S. officials said it was the property of the Soviet Union. The Americans contacted the museum asking to take the plane off their hands. Now the plane is on “‘femporary loan~ fo the museum. : CRD meeting hears Beacon now $100,000 An intersection improvement at Beacon Avenue and the Pat Bay Highway will cost about $100,000, an increase from an earlier pro- posed $35,000 plan, Peninsula ‘transportation consultant Derek Wild said Monday. The plan has yet to be approved -and CRD Regional Transportation Strategy project manager Gerard Farry said the scheme deteriorates from Ministry of Transportation policy because “additional right- of-way will be required.” About 55 people, including North Saanich council members, listened to Farry outline the terms * of the regional transportation initi- ative during the ninth Greater Victoria public information meet- ing. Other meetings are scheduled for tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Central Saanich fire hall and Tues- day in Sidney’s Sanscha Hall. Mayor Maurice Chazottes said North Saanich’s “major concern is having a major traffic artery serving the capital city that has little to do with the residents of North Saanich.” Residents made comments regarding the need for better polic- ing on the Pat Bay Highway, gave suggestions on limiting develop- ment to decrease the need for upgraded transportation systems, questioned the planning process and discussed various transit options including park-and-nide. One resident asked where plan- ning is beginning and suggested that green space should be allocat- ed first, then land use planning, then transportation planning. Ald. Bill Gordon suggested that other municipalities tend to become bedroom communities to the city. 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