DC3's in Southern Ontario

[Deltawidget]

Are there any in flying condition around S. Ontario these days?

[cdnpilot77]

Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton has one

[Deltawidget]

Thought so. What about any wrecks? I seem to recall there is one in Brantford? Possibly one in Oshawa? Or are the ones at YOO in flying condition?

[cdnpilot77]

There are 2-3 airframes sitting in YFD at the South East end

[Deltawidget]

thanks for the replies!

[Brantford Beech Boy]

the 2 in YFD are R-4Ds (square tail/wheel pants) and according to the paint job, ex-Millard Air...

BBB

[ctmorawetz]

The one at Oshawa flew last about a year ago on a ferry permit. From what I've heard, it is for sale too.

[High and Behind]

There's 2 DC3's and a C46 in Gimli that FNT used to operate.

[linecrew]

This one is still sitting in Peterborough.

[culshawm]

The DC3/R4D's in Brantford are going to be scrapped in the next few weeks.
Former owner left town and owes parking fees against the airframes.

Don't worry CWH is coming to scavenge some of the parts to keep their Gooney bird flying.

[linecrew]

Just a nit-pick note because I know this type very well, the R4D is the US Navy designator for all navy versions of the DC-3 (which later became C-117). The dash number after R4D tells specifically which model it was:

(From wikipedia)

R4D-1 Skytrain - USN/USMC version of the C-47.

R4D-3 - Twenty C-53Cs transferred to USN.

R4D-5 - C-47A variant 24-volt electrical system replacing the 12-volt of the C-47; redesignated C-47H in 1962, 238 transferred from USAF.

R4D-5L - R4D-5 for use in Antarctica; redesignated LC-47H in 1962.

R4D-5Q - R4D-5 for use as special ECM trainer; redesignated EC-47H in 1962.

R4D-5R - R4D-5 for use as a personnel transport for 21 passengers and as a trainer aircraft; redesignated TC-47H in 1962.

R4D-5S - R4D-5 for use as a special ASW trainer; redesignated SC-47H in 1962.

R4D-5Z - R4D-5 for use as a VIP transport; redesignated VC-47H in 1962.

R4D-6 - 157 C-47Bs transferred to USN; redesignated C-47J in 1962.

R4D-6L, Q, R, S, and Z - Variants as the R4D-5 series; redesignated LC-47J, EC-47J, TC-47J, SC-47J, and VC-47J respectively in 1962.

R4D-7 - 44 TC-47Bs transferred from USAF for use as a navigational trainer; redesignated TC-47K in 1962.

R4D-8 - R4D-5 and R4D-6 aircraft fitted with modified wings and re-designed tail surfaces; redesignated C-117D in 1962.

R4D-8L - R4D-8 converted for Antarctic use, redesignated LC-117D in 1962.

R4D-8T - R4D-8 converted as crew trainers, redesignated TC-117D in 1962.

R4D-8Z - R4D-8 converted as a staff transport, redesignated VC-117D in 1962.

The ones rotting away in Brantford are the R4D-8/C-117Ds.

[EA757]

Anyone have any idea what might have happened to my two favourites "THREES"
CF-GLA and CF-GLB
After '75 or '76????

[BaBoeing]

Anyone have any idea what might have happened to my two favourites "THREES"
CF-GLA and CF-GLB

Both left Pem Air (and Canada)
GLA in 1978 to ?
GLB in 1979 to Mexico - written off with Aero California in 1986
http://tinyurl.com/7qn9btn

So as not to end on a bad note, there's a nice pic of GLA at airliners.net
http://tinyurl.com/839czdy

[warbirddriver]

The DC3/R4D's in Brantford are going to be scrapped in the next few weeks.
Former owner left town and owes parking fees against the airframes.

Don't worry CWH is coming to scavenge some of the parts to keep their Gooney bird flying.

Not much from a C-117/Super DC-3 will fit the standard -3. A freight company from Miami that operates 2 Supers has already been up and picked through them. Not much left but the shells.

[Cat Driver]

Is DOG one of them?

[plhought]

On a side note...

What did Borek do with GKG?

[Ref Plus 10]

Sold to an Alaskan operator out of Anchorage, I believe

[culshawm]

GDOG and GGKE are the planes in Brantford

[Cat Driver]

Ahh, I often wondered where it ended up.

I flew it in the mid nineties and did some crew training for the company that owned it.

For sure it was way different than a DC3.