Canadian dehavilland mosquito restoration project

[Jes Andersen]

There was a lot of Sitka Spruce logged on Haida Qwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) during both the First World War and the Second World War. Areas on Massett Inlet and around South Moresby still show the evidence of that activity. Aero Camp on South Moresby had a large rail network to get the logs to tidewater. Some years ago, the Sandspit Inn had a large photo behind the front desk of a train crossing a trestle with one very large log on each car and a man on top to apply the car brakes when needed. At the end of WW1, much of the wood still in the booming areas was left to sink and rot away. The spruce for the Mosquito came from an area on South Moresby and a lake there is named Mosquito Lake. Probably for more than one reason.
Jess