CAAA BG: 002:2004 - Belt of Orion
The Canadian Aviation Artists' Association (CAAA) was awarded the prestigious"Belt of Orion" Award for Excellence by Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame(CAHF) at the CAHF annual inductee's award dinner event held at Vancouver International Airport in 2002.
Awarded in recognition of the CAAA's contributions to the public awareness of Canada's aviation history through the artwork of its members, the award was presented with the following inscription:
"Through
the enthusiasm and dedication of its members,
the
Canadian Aviation Artists' Association has advanced the quality
and appreciation of aviation art in Canada, and made a major contribution
to preserving the visual dimension of the history of aviation."
History of Belt of Orion
The Belt of Orion Award for Excellence was founded by Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1988 to honour organizations, groups, societies or associations who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of aviation in Canada.
Orion, the son of Neptune, according to Greek Mythology, was a handsome and energetic hunter who possessed the power to walk through the sea and on its surface. Artemis, the Goddess of the hunt, fell in love with Orion, but her twin brother, Apollo, was jealous and sent a scorpion to kill him. In her sorrow and remorse for his death, Artemis placed him in the sky as a constellation.
Orion, the Great Hunter, is a brilliant constellation, second to the Big Dipper on the roster of major constellations. It straddles the celestial equator, and is outlined by a quadrilateral of three brilliant stars--Betelgeuse, Bellatrix and Rigel, and one of lesser magnitude. Inside the quadrilateral are three second-magnitude stars forming the Belt of Orion. The three stars of the Belt point south-eastward to Sirius, the brightest star of the heavens.
List of Recipients:
1988 Canadian Air Line Pilots Association
(CALPA)
1989 Air Cadet League of Canada
1990 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
1991 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation and Fire Management Branch
1992 Not Awarded
1993 Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA)
1994 431 Air Demonstration Squadron - Snowbirds
1995 Canadian Ninety-Nines (Organization of Women Pilots)
1996 Not Awarded
1997 Not Awarded
1998 Canadian Forces Search & Rescue (SAR)
1999 British Columbia Aviation Council
2000 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Division
2001 Canadian Aviation Historical Society
2002 Canadian Aviation Artists' Association
For further information contact:
Paul
Seguna, CAAA PR officer - tel:
(250) 558-5503 e-mail:pseguna@shaw.ca web:www.segunart.com
or a local CAAA Regional Coordinator see CAAA web site
at:www.aviationartists.ca
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