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RCAF Flying Log Book and navigation maps

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1943-1945

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 book (hardcover) + 1 map : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 34.5 x 40.5 cm + 7 maps : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 41.5 x 33.5 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of a "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot" assigned to J.H. Corsbie along with eight aircraft navigation maps for flying at night titled; "Newcastle to Prague" and "Hull to Venice" with navigational markings created by Joseph H. Corsbie. Entries in lo…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 book (hardcover) + 1 map : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 34.5 x 40.5 cm + 7 maps : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 41.5 x 33.5 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1:2,890,000 (approx.)

Scope and Content: File consists of a "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot" assigned to J.H. Corsbie along with eight aircraft navigation maps for flying at night titled; "Newcastle to Prague" and "Hull to Venice" with navigational markings created by Joseph H. Corsbie. Entries in log book provide detailed records of Corsbie's training and flights undertaken on RCAF service aircraft between March 1943 and July 1945 along with units which Corsbie served as observer or air gunner and the aircraft in which he's flown (1943-1944).

Other Title Information: Full title of book "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for aircrew other than Pilot"

Subjects: Transportation - Air; Wars - World War, 1939-1945

Names: Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"; Royal Canadian Air Force

Responsibility: Royal Canadian Air Force

Accession Code: BV020.31.44

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1943-1945

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 19-09-2023

Notes: Title based on contents of file; 7 maps titled "Hull to Venice / Heights in Feet" include identifier below bottom border reading: "O.R.1373 / Spot-Height Corrections, 1944"_"Compiled and drawn at H.Q./G.S.G.S.-1943"; 1 map titled "Newcastle to Prague / Heights in Feet" include identifier below bottom border reading: "O.R.1373 / Spot-Height Corrections, 1944"_" H.Q./G.S.G.S.-1943"

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Survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 - Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 plans : graphite and ink on paper and linen; various sizes mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm

Scope and Content: File consists of a large board with three plans mounted on one side and two on the other side. All plans are located in New Westminster District, Group 2, covering geographic areas within Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Side A: 1. Plan : black ink on linen ; 34 x 86 cm. Title reads: "Survey / of / …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Survey and Subdivision plans series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 plans : graphite and ink on paper and linen; various sizes mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm

Material Details: Scales vary (One chain equals 792 inches); Indexed number on tape on edge of board reads "105"

Scope and Content: File consists of a large board with three plans mounted on one side and two on the other side. All plans are located in New Westminster District, Group 2, covering geographic areas within Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. Side A: 1. Plan : black ink on linen ; 34 x 86 cm. Title reads: "Survey / of / Dyke and Waterfront / Sec's 9, 10, 11, 13 & 14 / B5N R1E". Scale: 400 feet = 1 inch. Stamp in red ink on plan reads: "Albert J. Hill, M.A., / Civil Engineer / And / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." (Geographic location: Pitt Meadows) 2. 2 plans : black ink and graphite on paper ; 34.5 x 51 cm. Titles read: "Survey / For Highway / in / Section 4, Township 15, / New Westminster District. / For Maple Ridge Council." and "Survey / for Highway / in / Section 5, Tp. 15, / New Westminster Dist. / For Maple Ridge Council." Survey plan in Section 5, Township 15, covers SW quarter of Sec. 5, Tp. 15 with "Indian Reserve" (Whonnock Indian Reserve No. 1 - Kwantlen First Nation) identified. Stamp in red ink on plan reads: "Albert J. Hill, M.A., / Civil Engineer / And / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." Scales vary per drawing: 4 chains = 1 inch and 2 chains = 1 inch. (Geographic location: Maple Ridge) 3. Plan, black ink and graphite on paper ; 41 x 34 cm. Title reads: "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Fractional S.E. Quarter / of Sec. 6, TP. 15 / New Westminster District". Scale: 4 chains = 1 inch tamp in red ink on plan reads: "Albert J. Hill, M.A., / Civil Engineer / And / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." . Annotation in blue crayon reads: "also Board 122. (Geographic location: Maple Ridge) Side B: 1. Plan : black ink and col. red ink on linen ; 25.5 x 16 cm. Title reads: "Plan of Survey in Lot 398 Gr. 1 / For Lougheed & Abernathy". Scale: 3 chains = 1 inch. Plan is signed by "G.K. Burnett" September 25, 1907. (Geographic location: Maple Ridge) 2. Plan : graphite on paper with annotations in blue ; 91 x 67 cm. Title on survey plan reads: "Lot 441, 439, 438, 440, Gr. 1 / Showing bank of Stave River" (in blue crayon). Survey plan includes lot numbers and identifies "Indian Reserve" (Whonnock Indian Reserve No. 1 - Kwantlen First Nation) (Geographic location: Maple Ridge)