PICTURES FROM 1952

[King of Obsolete]

i bought some pictures on ebay showing the planes of sherritt gordon mines here in lynn lake manitoba. the pictures are dated 1952 and the planes are
Husky CF-EIR
Beaver CF-FHO
Cessna 170 CF-MGM

where would the planes be today??

thansk
KoO
Published Author

[100LL81]

Can't find the Husky or the 170

Mark: C-FFHO
Common Name: Dehavilland Model Name: DHC-2 MK. I
Serial No: 50
Basis for Eligibility for Registration: Type Certificate - CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - A22
Category: Aeroplane Max take-off weight: 2313 kgs
Engine: 1, Piston
24-bit address: 110000000000110111111001
Regional Office: Winnipeg
Base of Operations: CANADA , Ontario, Partridge Lake
Manufacturer Information
Manufacturer: The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited
Country of manufacture: CANADA Year of Manufacture: 1949
Registration Information
Type of Registration: Commercial
Owner Registered Since: 2007-07-11
Latest Certificate of Registration Issued: 2007-07-11
Certificate of Registration: Cancelled 2007-11-07
Last Registered Owner Information
Name: Ara Lake Camp Limited
Address: Box 62
City: Beardmore Province/State: Ontario
Postal Code: P0T 1G0 Country: CANADA
Region: Ontario
Mail Recipient: Yes

[NormS]

Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I S/N 50 Ara Lake Camp Limited 2007-07-11

[NormS]

beat me to it....

[NormS]

Registration: CF-EIR
Engine: 450hp PW R-985
Wingspan: 54' 9
Range: 458 miles
Cruising Speed: 130 mph
CF-EIR was the last Husky ever built and was acquired by the Centre in 1994. Beginning its career with Nickel Belt Airways of Sudbury, it later was used by the Saskatchewan government, Sherritt Gordon Mines, Northland Airways, Island Lake Flying Services and Watson Lake Flying. It's career ended when it crashed near Copper Bluff, B.C. in 1976. It was obtained by the CBHC from the Western Canada Aviation Museum and is currently being restored.
The Husky was designed by Fairchild in 1946 as an early competitor of the Beaver. Only 12 F-11 Huskies were built. Although underpowered, its rear cargo door allowed it to carry large or awkward loads.

Fast facts:
was the rival of the Beaver.
reputation for being very under powered.
some aircraft were modified with a bigger engine.


http://www.bushplane.com/fairchild-f-11 ... -heritage/

[King of Obsolete]

thansk guys, i keep forgetting that the mining company had money and these were new planes they bought for the job.

thansk
KoO
Published Author

[King of Obsolete]

thansk normS, i wonder if the museum would be interested in copies of the memos that came with the pictures. i like the one memo on $1500.00 for float repairs, back in 1952 the floats must have been really damaged. also there are a few memos on insurance and testing out new pilots too.

will call the museum and see what they say. i know and email from the king of obsolete will end up in the spam box for some reason, LOL.

thansk
KoO
Published Author

[NormS]

I"m sure they would be interested. Let me know how it works out. I'm still looking for the other one.

[Meatservo]

Holey Crap, in 1996 I flew for the company that owned FHO. I've got some nice pictures of her right in front of me. Too bad they're film pictures, otherwise I'd post them. Dunno what happened to her, but the last time I saw her she was still completely unmodified and wearing the yellow paint she was probably built with.

[lucky37]

Taken from the dhc-2.com website: http://www.dhc-2.com/id897.htm

Picture from 2004.

[canuck10]

Husky CF-EIR was the last of 12 produced; this machine was never operated by the Saskatchewan Government (they had CF-SAQ). in July 1951, Nickel Belt sold it directly to C.A. Pitts General Contractor Ltd. of Toronto to use it on a contract with Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. Amongst others, the aircraft was used to drop loads of frozen meat close to the camps of crews building the railroad grade.
Sherritt Gordon Air Transport Ltd. purchased EIR in October 1953. Early 1958, the aircraft was converted to an aerial geophysical (EM and magnetometer) survey machine. The Husky recorded anomalies in the Fox Lake area, which would eventually turn into Sherritt Gordon's copper-zinc mine, later called the Fox mine.
In 1962, EIR went to Pete Lazarenko's Northland Airlines Ltd.
Five years later, it was purchased by Charlie Robinson, a retired TCA/Air Canada pilot, who used it hauling supplies while building his Bending Lake fishing lodge in NW Ontario.
In 1968, Island Airlines Ltd. of Campbell River, BC became the new owner. During the winter of 1971-72, EIR was converted to the larger Leonides engine.
During the summer of 1976, when there was a strike on at Island Air, EIR was leased out to Watson Lake Flying Services. After returning to Island Air, the aircraft crashed on a regular scheduled fight near Copper Bluffs, BC on March 14, 1977.
In December 1980, after sitting in Campbell River for more than four years, Jim Pattison Group, which had acquired Island donated EIR to WCAM. A Canadian Forces C-130 Herc. flew it there. In 1994, CBHC acquired the Husky and rebuilt it there.

[canuck10]

to the King of Obsolete:
during the winter of 1980, I worked north of Lynn Lake in the Barrington Lake area doing mineral exploration work for Noranda Exploration.
If interested, contact me directly at dirk_septer@hotmail.com