Audio accounts of the crash of the Bruce 1 US helicopter at Cape Beale, February 29, 1976:

Part 1: Pilot Brian Mills description of the crash.

Part 2A and 2B: Dave Christney

Dave describes the incident of Feb 29, 1976.

Dave describes medals the crew received.

Part 3A – 3G: Clifford Charles

Clifford Charles the incident from the perspective of himself and his father, Martin Charles and their rescue of the helicopter crew and passenger after the crash.

Clifford talks about the medals they received and how happy he is to hear that Brian Mills, the pilot, is grateful because they hardly ever saw great gratitude.
Clifford talks about Reid Dobell, one of the survivors of the Bruce 1.
Clifford talks about his tattoo of the CG vessels on his arm and the naming of one of the Hero Class vessels the CCGS M. Charles M.B. in honour of his father.
Clifford talks about CG vessels.
Clifford talks about the forming of the Coastal Nations school and the RHIOT training at the Bamfield Lifeboat Station.
Clifford talks about CG training.

Part 4A – 4C – Don Amos talks about his father, Bob Amos and about the lighthouse keepers:

A History of Bamfield

Narrated by Bruce Scott

Johnny Vanden, November 1994

“Bamfield’s John Vanden”, courtesy of The Bills

 

 

Between Ourselves, Bamfield, B.C.

Reporter Roberta Watt profiles a remote West Coast fishing village in 1975
Audio currently unavailable.

Carl Ostrom, November 1994

 

Irma Cashin, November 1994

 

Joe and Pat Garcia, January 1995

 

Peter Janitis, November 1994

 

Roald and Nan Ostrom, December 1994

 

The Maben Family, December 1994