I was clearing out some old junk/papers and the like the other day and came across a clipping on Martin Hartwell. Some may remember he was flying a B18 from Cambridge Bay to Yellowknife late fall of 1972 and hit a hill, the trip was a medivac and there were two aboriginal persons on board as well as a nurse. The pax died but Hartwell survived due to the efforts on the native boy (who was acknowledged as a hero). It is a long story; however I remember it as I was doing a private license in the Maritimes during that time..
Anybody know what ever happened to this gentleman (Hartwell), is he still alive. I understand he was a private person and didn’t talk about this very much, if at all.
Thks.
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He and his girlfriend Susan had a small company in Ft Norman (Tulita) for years afterwards.
They later moved to Nova Scotia.
They later moved to Nova Scotia.
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Hartwell's wife - I believe her name is Susan Charlotte Haley - wrote a book called "How to Start a Charter Airline". It's fictional, kind of entertaining when you consider where she got her ideas.
Last I heard, like JC said, they were in Nova Scotia. That's all I've got.
Last I heard, like JC said, they were in Nova Scotia. That's all I've got.
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Martin and me drank a lot of beer in the Strange Range but he never talked about his flight nor did I ever ask him to.
I also would like to know where he ended up.
I also would like to know where he ended up.
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After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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Don't know if it's true, but the grapevine told us that the Ops Manager for now defunct MJM Air, Jim Hartwell, is Martin's son ...
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