Bowser Lake (B.C.)

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Flying surveyors

The item is a reel of documentary film containing a record of the first all-airborne topographic mapping survey ever completed, which was carried out in the Bowser Lake region of northwestern BC. Footage includes: preparations for the expedition; aerial photography; survey instruments used; value of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft; base camp; use of collapsible boat; shots of and from helicopter flying to survey camps high in the mountains; special techniques used in landing helicopter and taking off; creation of photographic mosaic. The helicopter shown throughout is an open-cockpit Bell 47B-3 (registration CF-FZX) flown by Okanagan Air Services Ltd.