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by Canuck Plumber
Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:06 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Always great to poke my head back in here after a while. Glad to see folks still contributing.

Cheers.
by Canuck Plumber
Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:31 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Thanks Wieesso, I found a picture online of the Schlee Brock hanger (Pride of Detroit) which was later used as the production facility for BG. The interesting note here is the lack of change to the logo from Schlee Brock to Barkley Grow. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f231/jaeson/Barkley%20Brock%...
by Canuck Plumber
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:32 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

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by Canuck Plumber
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:25 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Great shot AP. It's been a while. I hope you've been well. It looks like the grand daughter of Commander Grow is coming to Calgary next month to visit the T8P-1. I know it's short notice but I don't suppose you'd be able to come out for a visit?
by Canuck Plumber
Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:14 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Merry Christmas all.

I've just learned that I've made an error in my research regarding CF-BTX and her pilot. Carl Brooks did die at Kawka lake in 1945 but he was not the pilot. A family member corrected my mistake. I hope they'll share some pictures.
by Canuck Plumber
Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:10 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Name those wings.
Replies: 8
Views: 4223

Re: Name those wings.

That's great. Thanks for responding. I'd love to see what other treasures they have in the storage "shed".
by Canuck Plumber
Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:28 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Name those wings.
Replies: 8
Views: 4223

Name those wings.

Didn't know where else to post.

Any ideas?

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TIA.
by Canuck Plumber
Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:11 am
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Our contribution to Remembrance day. "Barkley-Grow T8P-1 CF-BMV Crew: Pilot Wade Navigator Capt. Moe (AAF) A plane borrowed from the far north reaches of Canada was brought in for a rescue attempt of a downed B-17. The aircraft has been reportedly found, but is too deep and too remote to recover. On...
by Canuck Plumber
Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:12 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

CF-BQM CF-BQM (serial number 8 ) left Detroit in 1940 with Leigh Brintnell at the controls on the 17th of May,1940 and arrived in Edmonton Alberta on May 21st. BQM went to work immediately for MacKenzie Air Service. By June 28th of the same year, BQM was converted to floats and was flown by R.C. Ran...
by Canuck Plumber
Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:11 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

I have so many questions. I found reference to your Grandfathers book titled, "Majuro Naval Air Base. Grow, Captain Harold B. (Atoll Commander, USNR)" but nothing is available online. I'll check at the military museum to see if there's a copy. How did your Grandfather and Mr Barkley meet? How was th...
by Canuck Plumber
Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:37 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

I think I may have found the two missing BGs. While running through the archives at the museum, I stumbled on an article. "Several other Barkley Grows were built, one being used for oil exploration in Columbia, South America, and another as a chartered executive transport in this country and still o...
by Canuck Plumber
Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:07 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Found the company logo finally.

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by Canuck Plumber
Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:06 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Which would explain why some of the crashes ended as they did.

I took this today while going through some great archives at the museum today. According to these documents, BQM was restored to air worthiness.

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by Canuck Plumber
Wed Oct 15, 2014 11:29 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

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photo credit: Robert Galway
by Canuck Plumber
Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:13 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Bought another ad. They sure sounded optimistic as they were on the verge of a hostile takeover from Vultee.

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by Canuck Plumber
Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:49 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Great image CamAero. The image seems to have been reversed. Common with film. :)
by Canuck Plumber
Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:05 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Thats one of my favorite stories.
by Canuck Plumber
Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:36 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

I'll pour one on this end as well. Single malt over ice.

Salute.
by Canuck Plumber
Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:42 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

I believe Mr. Coulson has a collection of aircraft. I couldn't get exact details. He still has it in B.C.
by Canuck Plumber
Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:33 pm
Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
Topic: Barkley-Grow
Replies: 159
Views: 129968

Re: Barkley-Grow

Great shots AP. OK. Good new and bad news. Lets recap the history of CF-BTX. CF-BTX rolled off the assembly line in April of 1941 ( reference General Dynamics and their Predecessors ) and was sold to Mackenzie Air Service, later to become CPAL. Flown by Carl Brooks in 1945 leaving from Kawka Lake he...

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