Thompson got their Norseman.............

[Notta Simfalt]

.............on a stick yesterday!

[Meatservo]

What is the history of this Norseman? Is it as nice a restoration as the one in Red Lake?

[xsbank]

That's sad - a swallow condo at best. Can't they find somewhere to put it inside?

At least they could have put it on a swivel and then it could be a wind sock; and it would have annoyed the birds...

Oh well,

[grimey]

Where'd they put it up, across the bridge from KD6?

Meatservo: It's an old Lambair machine.

http://www.thompson.ca/dbs/spiritway/dy ... catid=2265
http://www.thompson.ca/dbs/spiritway/dy ... catid=3426

http://pweb1.mts.net/~donmag/Aircraft.htm

N29-7 CF-BHS

Registered to Lamb Airways, The Pas, Manitoba as CF-BHS on October 4, 1945. Registered to G.M Clark and John F. Midgett, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan on May 16, 1966. They operated out of Buffalo Narrows and La Loche, Saskatchewan. Re-registered to C and M Airways, La Loche, Saskatchewan in 1971. On May 30, 1981 the aircraft crashed into trees after an engine failure. No details. On September 28, 1989 it was registered to La Loche Airways, La Loche, Saskatchewan. While taxiing on October 11, 1989, fire broke out in the aircraft. It was beached on Prowse island (Cree Lake, Sask.?) and destroyed by the fire. One report suggests that the wreckage may have gone to the Western Canada Aviation Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Another, dated 1993, suggests the wreckage is at Cree Lake, Saskatchewan.

[lazyboy]

The remains are at the bottom of Cree Lake,cut up into small pieces,floats are on an otter flying around,other parts were sold to Mr.Huges in Ignace,Ont.

[North Shore]

Looks great! i wonder how long it is going to be before one of the young hooligans in town throws a rock through the window or wing?

[Rowdy]

I have some pictures of it from the C&M airways and johnny mindget days. My dad was flying for em at the time. There was also a like painted beaver, a couple 185's and a 206 on wheels... lemme see what I can dig up when Im back home

[Chickaddd]

the one in YRL looks better.

[ScudRunner]

I give it two weeks before its vandalized or set on fire.

[grimey]

I give it two weeks before its vandalized or set on fire.

Oh come on... it was at least a month before someone decapitated one of the wolves.

[2R]

the one in YRL looks better.

It looks to me , like ORD still wants to fly

[gongshowking]

Yes yes still within the staggering distance of the TI, didnt someone chainsaw the heads off the stone dog statues last year, im sure the locals and their overwhelming respect for their surroundings will have this in shambles unless Thompson can put a fence around it.

[ScudRunner]

is she still standing or do I owe a case of beer?

[gapper]

What a disgusting thing to do, to such a beautiful piece of history.

[lazyboy]

I think every norseman should be put on a pedistal

[Rowdy]

Alrighty.. Pictures as promised now that I'm home!







Sorry for the poor quality.. am reshooting with a digital

[ScudRunner]

bring em over and scan them it works much better, or better yet on that huge salary your pulling head to best buy.

[lazyboy]

Good old hyc,did many trips into Garson Lake....BHS,on a good day we called her big,heavy and slow,on a bad day it was big hunk of shit.HYC met its match by hitting a power line while the pilot followed the road home in bad weather.Oh the stories I got from living in LaLoche

[Rowdy]

You recognize either of those two boys in the flight suits?

Haha I think that shot of HYC is from ft. mc.

Heres another couple blasts from the past.



I think XS may know this machine..

[xsbank]

Moi?

Ptarmigan? John Rolls in Ross River?

I didn't fly out of LaRonge but I did fly out of Pelican, Buffalo and Missinippe.

Have you seen this site? Tremendous resource: http://www.dhc-2.com/

[Rowdy]

EZT is also sitting somewhere in a big pile. Much like HYC ended up..

I was actually talkin about the pilatus porter on floats there.. Notice the bigger hills in the background?

[lazyboy]

I was working there when HYC was wrecked,Got lot of time on EZT,I believe it went to Alaska.
I still make it to visit old JF now and then,hes sober and his wife is the pisstank