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by BD8
Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:41 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Catalina (Canso) in Ucuelet ,1944
Replies: 3
Views: 2342

Re: Catalina (Canso) in Ucuelet ,1944

Squadron Daily Diaries shows Canso 9752 flying on May 19, 20 and 22, 1944 but not on the 21st.
All flights were with different crews so if the date is correct, the individuals in the photo would be hard to identify.
Maybe posing with "Shady Lady" that day because she was available at the time.
by BD8
Tue Apr 04, 2017 10:26 am
Forum: Helicopter Forum
Topic: Piasecki H 21 crash Rossland BC April 21 1955
Replies: 3
Views: 7605

Re: Piasecki H 21 crash Rossland BC April 21 1955

From Walker's "Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers" site.... H21 Serial # 9613. Looks like it occurred in 1956 : 9613 Vertol H-21 H-21A Model 42 first date: 15 October 1954 - Taken on strength With No. 108 (CR) Com Flight at RCAF Station Bagotville, PQ from fall of 1954, for pilot training bef...
by BD8
Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:16 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barney's Ball Lake Lodge c 1965
Replies: 21
Views: 12193

Re: Barney's Ball Lake Lodge c 1965

IDS was involved in a mid-air collision with Canso HTN over a forest fire on Sept 1, 1971 north of Fort Smith NWT.
Both aircraft were destroyed.

IDS was operated by Norcanair.
by BD8
Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:32 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Sequestration and the Abbotsford Airshow
Replies: 1
Views: 830

Re: Sequestration and the Abbotsford Airshow

Stick around, guess who's coming...........

http://skiesmag.com/news/article/21832#.U72VKT9OWM8
by BD8
Wed Jun 04, 2014 10:34 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: 'Passenger' helps land 737.
Replies: 8
Views: 2224

Re: 'Passenger' helps land 737.

CRM........ "use all the resources available to you".
by BD8
Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:47 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: 105 years ago today......
Replies: 7
Views: 1510

Re: 105 years ago today......

A year and a half later on September 24th 1910, a guy named William Wallace Gibson flew his "Gibson Twin-plane" about 200 feet in a field in Victoria B.C. (his first flight a couple of weeks earlier wasn't worth writing home about). This was the first Canadian flight of a Canadian designed and built...
by BD8
Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Hughes 500 Crash
Replies: 6
Views: 2876

Re: Hughes 500 Crash

Vancouver Sun's calling it a Schweizer 269.
by BD8
Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: RCAF History Forum
Replies: 595
Views: 138703

Re: RCAF History Forum

"Which means our mystery aviator is Wing Commander Guy Gibson V.C."

Just read through his logbook (copy of) the other day............ quite entertaining !!
by BD8
Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:51 am
Forum: AvCanada's Wall
Topic: Jack Ellard (Victoria BC)
Replies: 8
Views: 25530

Re: Jack Ellard (Victoria BC)

Jack served as President / General Manager for Flying Fireman Ltd, Victoria circa 1969.
by BD8
Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:34 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Air North - flaps asymmetry
Replies: 3
Views: 1280

Re: Air North - flaps asymmetry

Scroll down to the Readers Comments.....
by BD8
Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Forest Fires in MB and NWONT
Replies: 12
Views: 1633

Re: Forest Fires in MB and NWONT

"I'm hearing a lot of people missing ......"


Ehh ???
by BD8
Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:45 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: L-188A C-GNPB heading to AirSpray
Replies: 41
Views: 6616

Re: L-188A C-GNPB heading to AirSpray

L-188 Folks: Does anyone has any pictures of c. 1994-1995 of a previous SAHSA L-188 at Reed Deer that now flies with AirSpray as #487? Where do the AirSpray L-188s get their paint jobs?? I'm looking for poss rare pictures of plain metal scheme of any L-188s before being painted by Air Spray. Tks in...
by BD8
Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:08 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Test
Replies: 18
Views: 1312

Re: Test

This probably isn 't going to help you, but it's ripping along just fine in Victoria at 18:00 local. Have had some slow down in the past few days (15 second loads - Shaw high speed).

Good luck
by BD8
Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:36 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Aero Union P3's USFS contract cancelled
Replies: 12
Views: 2522

Re: Aero Union P3's USFS contract cancelled

3 sitting in Boise.
by BD8
Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:54 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R44?
Replies: 60
Views: 8691

Re: Can anyone think of an uglier flying machine than the R4

Sticking with helo's...... the Hotelicopter.

( do they have to be real ?? ) :? :?
by BD8
Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:56 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Whatever happened to...
Replies: 17
Views: 2444

Re: Whatever happened to...

Zwilbelturm wrote:discipline in using proper control deflections during taxi?

I witnessed a 'hands-free' taxi all the way to the runway this morning going for a ride in a buddy's nose-dragger this morning, and it completely blew my mind. :shock:

What did your "buddy" say when you questioned him about it ??
by BD8
Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:35 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: First Fire
Replies: 17
Views: 2630

Re: First Fire

We need this guy............................ ( from Wildfire Today ) Man sets carpet on fire with static electricity Written by Bill on April 15th, 2010 If you are going for a job interview, it’s probably best to not set the place on fire. I’m just sayin’. Here is an excerpt from BBC News. An Austra...
by BD8
Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Looking for info on old crash site.
Replies: 39
Views: 25644

Re: Looking for info on old crash site.

This is not the one you are looking for either, but is a conversation starter. I hve spent hours up there looking around at all the parts laying around. RIP boys http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac321/Bears319/2820266258_a81374bd64.jpg http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac321/Bears319/2819438927_...
by BD8
Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:39 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Pacific Western Beaver
Replies: 21
Views: 2192

Re: Pacific Western Beaver

Scoping some earlier DOT Aircraft Registries on CF-JHE :
1964 & 1968 - registered to PWA
1969 - registered to Trans Provincial Airlines....... Serial # on all of these is 15R
1973 to 1984 - not found on any registry

Cheers

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