Airport Junkyard

aaahaa · Post by **aaahaa** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:25 pm

Hey peeps.. Just as the subject says - So are there any airport junkyards in Canada? It would be cool to go check out some planes that have retired..

I remember when I was young that I went to Dubai and they had tons of commercial airlines lined up and some kids were playing around/with them.. It would be nice eh?

Tell me, tell me

tofo · Post by **tofo** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:31 pm

CYWG - You'll need a Perimiter employee to escort you though

aaahaa · Post by **aaahaa** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:40 pm

Thanks Tofo but are there any close to Toronto?

tofo · Post by **tofo** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:27 pm

just the odd medivac flt

Brantford Beech Boy · Post by **Brantford Beech Boy** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:31 pm

CFB Mountainview near Trenton.

Don't know about access.

BBB

Rudderless · Post by **Rudderless** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:33 pm

Rockcliffe/Ottawa has some
Markham used to have a few oddities

C-FABH · Post by **C-FABH** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:34 pm

There's plenty of scrapped hulks lying around Calgary Springbank (CYBW) and Edmonton Villeneuve (CZVL)

If you want something closer to Toronto, head over to Markham Airfield and check out the remains of Canada's Air Force (CT133s, F5s, F104s etc)

Apollo · Post by **Apollo** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:36 am

You could try Markham, from what I remember there were some F-104s, F-86s, etc... Pretty neat to look at.

60N · Post by **60N** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:52 am

A drive down Hwy 2 from Belleville to Trenton should reveal some vintage C-130's on the tarmac. If in Halifax go to the Shearwater aviation museum. Oh wait, that is an operational Sea King squadron!

sissyphus · Post by **sissyphus** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:36 am

there's a small strip on the west side of hwy 6 just north of clappison's corners. a couple of harvards and other rarities. 5-10 mins north west of hamilton. there's a set of power lines that cross at midfield.

its near the practice area for anyone who trained in burlington.

cheers

aaahaa · Post by **aaahaa** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:15 am

Wow! That's a lot of information.. Thanks a bunch peeps! Much appreciated. I'll take some pictures when I find some time to get there and then post it here

Four1oh · Post by **Four1oh** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:13 pm

trancemania · Post by **trancemania** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:19 pm

Very niiice.

Does anyone know of any in the Montreal region?

thanks,

grimey · Post by **grimey** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:29 pm

This guy FB owned one in CYTH... they all disappeared a few months after they were put into it, though. This was a little over 2 years back.

aaahaa · Post by **aaahaa** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:51 pm

All the planes seems to be from the same airline/company.. Which one is it?

tofo · Post by **tofo** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:27 pm

not sure gut those 5 planes together are probbibly worth more than perimeters entire fleet

Mark_space · Post by **Mark_space** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:22 pm

As mentioned earlier, CFB Mountainview is the CF's "boneyard"...lots of CF-5's, Tutors, Clunks, etc, in various states of disassembly and storage.

If you are still interested, it is off Hwy 2 in Belleville onto Hwy 62 south for about 15 klicks...you can see the hangars and aircraft from the highway, or try your luck with the Commissionaire at the front gate...

heavymetal · Post by **heavymetal** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:49 pm

aaahaa wrote:All the planes seems to be from the same airline/company.. Which one is it?

I think someone just dated themselves as to when they entered aviation. Either that or pinpointed there geogrpahical location to Toronto.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:34 pm

You want to see some junkyard airplanes, just go to any small airport and look at the tie down area. Lots of junkers there. Some even fly once and a while. Look at the grass tie down area @ CYLW. Some real pathetic junkers there, parked among some real jewels.

TFE731 · Post by **TFE731** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:19 pm

I know it's not in Canada but definitely one of the most extensive I have seen to date. Roswell NM, KROW NE of RWY 03/21

Navajo-dude · Post by **Navajo-dude** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:57 pm

Terminal 1 YYZ - some neat 767's and......wait a minute...sorry, they still fly.

Stinky · Post by **Stinky** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:10 am

there's a small strip on the west side of hwy 6 just north of clappison's corners. a couple of harvards and other rarities. 5-10 mins north west of hamilton. there's a set of power lines that cross at midfield.

its near the practice area for anyone who trained in burlington.

The guy advertises in Copa but I can't remember his name right now. I used to buy parts from him when I had a plane. If you get a chance to get in his barn, it's a pretty neat place to wander around.
He's a bit of a cranky old bastard as I recall.

Inverted2 · Post by **Inverted2** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:59 am

Stinky wrote:
there's a small strip on the west side of hwy 6 just north of clappison's corners. a couple of harvards and other rarities. 5-10 mins north west of hamilton. there's a set of power lines that cross at midfield.

its near the practice area for anyone who trained in burlington.
The guy advertises in Copa but I can't remember his name right now. I used to buy parts from him when I had a plane. If you get a chance to get in his barn, it's a pretty neat place to wander around.
He's a bit of a cranky old bastard as I recall.

It was Ken Gamble, he kicked the bucket a few years ago, but legend has it he carried a handgun around in case he caught any would-be airplane part theives! I heard someone else is now selling off all the junk....

Stinky · Post by **Stinky** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:44 am

I was thinking it was Ken something.
I was sort of doubting wether or not he would be alive. It was a number of years ago I dealt with him. Everytime I showed up at his place I was pretty nervous about being shot or eaten by dogs.