Peter Leslie, a young Pan Am employee serving on the ground crew on Canton Island in the 1950's made this short film, including some of the best footage we've seen of a Boeing B-377 in action.
This is fantastic - thanks for posting! Your family probably knew my family. My grandfather Bill Evans was the island administrator on the US side from about 1952-1955, and my father and uncles lived there as kids.
@@moevans6467 My father was Richard Slater, station manager - though I was born after my family left. My sister who was born on Kanton would love to contact you.
At the time I believe Canton was a joint American-British condominium, later joining the British Gilbert and Ellice islands upon independence to form the current Republic of Kiribati
Grandpa would tell stories of living here, he ran the American side and there was a British side also. He told me about the locals who he was trying to explain what snow was to them, scrapped some ice out of the freezer and sprikled it in front of them and they laughed at him. Wish I could learn more. I know it was a stop when planes couldn't make the trek from Hawaii to Australia.
I was born there, a year before this film was shot, My parents, brothers, and I were living on the island at the time these scenes were filmed.
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This is fantastic - thanks for posting! Your family probably knew my family. My grandfather Bill Evans was the island administrator on the US side from about 1952-1955, and my father and uncles lived there as kids.
@@moevans6467 My father was Richard Slater, station manager - though I was born after my family left. My sister who was born on Kanton would love to contact you.
@@JSlaterDeane Hi there! Yes that would be cool. My email is evanmaro@yahoo.com
Apple Stump Bushcraft and Things - you were born there ? I was born there also!
At the time I believe Canton was a joint American-British condominium, later joining the British Gilbert and Ellice islands upon independence to form the current Republic of Kiribati
Amazing you psoted on this a day ago, I also commented, been thinking of the stories he would tell about the rays in the inlet and weather, wild.
Grandpa would tell stories of living here, he ran the American side and there was a British side also. He told me about the locals who he was trying to explain what snow was to them, scrapped some ice out of the freezer and sprikled it in front of them and they laughed at him. Wish I could learn more. I know it was a stop when planes couldn't make the trek from Hawaii to Australia.
Beautiful paradise 💖💖🇰🇮
Protect Kanton from China.....never let it set foot on our island
Where's this island located?
Canton (now Kanton) is about 1,300 miles SSW of Hawaii.
Someplace out by New Jersey I suppose.