The Starlight Foundation is an international non-profit organization formed in 1983, dedicated to granting wishes to critically, chronically, or terminally ill children.
One of the many fund-raising activities they conduct in Canada is "Flights for Starlight", a series of $100-per-seat sight-seeing flights in a fully refurbished Lockheed Electra 10A aircraft (shown in flight in the photograph, autographed by its pilots).
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The Lockheed Electra 10A is a variation of the plane flown by Amelia Earhart. The particular one you see above is designated CF-TCC, and is one of the first five such aircraft acquired in 1937 by the then newly-formed Trans-Canada Air Lines (the company which later became Air Canada). |
These flights take place in several cities across Canada. Since July 1995, the Kirkland Concert Band has been invited to perform (on the ground -- the 10A only seats eight passengers :-) for flights leaving from Montreal's Dorval Airport. Doing so has been a lot of fun, and gives us an opportunity to participate in a truly worthwhile endeavour.
The gentleman you see conducting the band in the above photograph is not our regular musical director. In fact, we're being guest conducted by one of CF-TCC's two pilots. This picture was taken in July 1996. |
CF-TCC didn't spend very much time on the ground on this particular day in July 1995, but we managed to catch it between flights. :-) |
The gentleman you see conducting the band in the photograph below is not our regular musical director. In fact, we're being guest conducted by one of CF-TCC's two pilots. This picture was taken in July 1996.
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