Photos © Ruud Leeuw
Photos © Ruud Leeuw
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Summer vacation in 2007 brought me to Canada. My itinerary made me travel through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba as well as parts of Ontario. |
 Preserved in flying condition at the Canadian Warplane Heritage is Douglas C-47B C-GDAK. More photos of this C-47B can be seen in my Gallery Display (link bottom page) and one will see it is adorned with two different military serials! On one side KN456/Z has been painted in 436 Burma Star Squadron ("Canucks Unlimited") colours and on the other side 435 Burma Star Squadron has the serial KN563/X. |
 Consolidated 28-5A Canso A "Mary K." has c/n CV 417 and has worn the following previous identities: (RCAF) 11084, CF-PQL and C-FPQL. It now wears the (fake, see below) military serial 9754. The museum preserves it in airworthy condition. Bob Patullo sent me the following information: |
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This DeHavilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo (DHC-5D) sat outside and I wondered if 115461 was a new addition to the museum...I found the following information on Airliners.net (photo by Hongyin Huo, 15Jul07) "Owned by the Canadian Warplane Heritage. Now with wings attached, and partially painted to resemble Canadian AF CC-115 115461 in United Nations markings, which was shot down over the Golan Heights on August 9, 1974. But is in fact ex Sudan AF 811/ST-AHP." But when I inquired, the curator Erin Napier told me the museum did not have the space for such large plane to be accommodated in the museum. The height of the tail was a problem. Nevertheless, I hope they will find a solution to preserve this aircraft. |
 This helicopter crew had been visiting the museum as well, but a call came in and they had to depart. I went up on the terrace and photographed the procedures for departure and actual lift off. |
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 The terrace of the museum offers a nice view on this ramp. Boeing 727-231(F) C-GCJD (c/n 21988/1586) of CargoJet Airways awaits its next assignment. |
| I had a quick look elswhere on the airport and the Boeing 727 has quite a presence here. High fences prevented good photography but I managed to shoot a few decent pictures.
 The tailnumber of this Boeing 727 cannot be read at this angle, unfortunately, except that it is Canadian C- registered. It was parked on the same ramp as the two aircraft below. Stefan Krause offered: "looks like this one : C-FLHR "Leaving on a Jetplane" on www.planepictures.net " |
 The tailnumber is a little hard to read on this image, but this is C-GWKF, which would make it Boeing 727-243(F) (c/n 21270/1231) and which is registered to Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter. '719' on the nosewheeldoors confirm this to be C-GWKF. Maybe it had its winglets fitted here, with Hamilton Aerospace Technologies |
 Boeing 737-252C C-GAIG (c/n 21928/603) which has seen work done on it (probably at Hamilton Aerospace Technologies), maybe freighter conversion for its operator, Air Inuit. |
| LINK: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Other Canadian aviation museums I visited during this 2007 vacation are:
Western Canada Aviation Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba (2007) Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba (2007) Western Development Museum (Transport), Moose Jaw (2007) Nanton Lancaster Air Museum, Nanton, Alberta (2007) |
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Created: 30-Mar-2008
The best book to take with you for visiting aviation museums, are the ones compiled by Bob Ogden for 
