From Lodestars to Jets

The most extensive photo history of Air Canada TCA
ever to be published



"From Lodestars to Jets" is the history of Air Canada
TCA from the memoirs of Clayton Glenn in the period 1943-1964.



The 288 page all colour book contains around 600
images, documenting
the history of Canada's flag carrier airline Air Canada (formerly Trans Canada
Airlines)



Clayton Glenn joined TCA in 1943, and during his many
decades with TCA and Air Canada, was intimately
involved with the aircraft evaluation and selection process for the all the
great types including the Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3, Canadair NorthStar,
Vickers Viscount, Lockheed Super Constellation, Vickers Vanguard, Douglas DC-8
and DC-9 all of which are detailed in this volume, with lavish photo and image
support many of which have never been published.











Henry Tenby has made it one of his life missions to
celebrate and document the history of Canada's flag carrier airline Air Canada
(formerly Trans Canada Airlines) and from a chance worked related meeting with
Clayton Glen in the mid 1990s, where he introduced his detailed TCA memoirs
which then were kept in safe isolation for nearly thirty years, Henry Tenby is
honoured and thrilled to present this amazing historical work.







The 288 all colour pages that are presented in this
lavishly presented hard cover volume offer a look back to the engineering,
industry and commercial fascinating implications that were at play as all of
TCA's great historical airliners were selected and introduced to service, as
presented in Clayton Glenn's voice. There are many juicy and revealing stories
that will surprise and shock even the most well learned airline historians who
thought they have heard it all.



This volume will provide many hours of fascinating
reading and insight and revelations and if this volume proves successful, there
might be a volume two, to present the follow on years of Air Canada aircraft
fleet matters into the 1960s and 1970s.