RCAF History Forum

[ejwalshe]

Member pei posted a photo of B9700 back on Aug 9, 2014.

This photo of B9700 was taken at RCAF Grostenquin in 1963.

B9700

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My father Fl/Lt Edward John Walshe was navigator on this aircraft November 7, 1963. Captain was Fl/Lt Anderson.

LFQG-LFQM, LFQM-EGKK, EGKK-LFQM, LFQM-LFQG (Grostenquin, Marville, Prestwick, Marville, Grostenquin); total flying time 6h 45min.

[beech 18]

April 21, 2015

Moose47

A photo of a few Harvard aircraft in flight.
This was from an old photo collection and I don't know where it was taken.
Looks like snow on the ground.

Would you have any information on the history of this aircraft.

[Moose47]

G'day Beechy

First off, if you have any more gems like that, please post them.

The aircraft is a North American Aviation Harvard Mk. II. s/n 3079. It was taken on strength with the R.C.A.F. on the 6th of August 1941. During the war, it served with No. 14 Service Flying Training School at Aylmer, Ontario. It was involved in two accidents while with this school. Post-war, it was converted to a Mk. IIA (armed version with wing mounted .303 calibre machine guns, fitted to fire rockets or drop bombs) and served with No. 400 'City of Toronto' (F) Squadron at R.C.A.F. Station Downsview. It was struck off strength with the R.C.A.F. on the 11th of October, 1958 and then transferred to the Italian Air Force under Mutual Aid.

Cheers...Chris

[beech 18]

April 23, 2015

Moose47

Thankyou for the information about the Harvard photo.

The picture came from the same collection that the photo of the
Beech 18 in the hangar came from that I had posted in February.

They are from a friend whose Dad had taken them when he was in
the R.C.A.F. and has since passed away.

[NunavutPA-12]

I've not had a chance to peruse this entire thread, and perhaps someone has already mentioned this, but let's not forget that many Canadian lads were seconded to the RAF.

My father enlisted at No. 5 Manning Depot, Lachine, Quebec, trained at Mont Joli and served in 578 Squadron, 4 Group, as a rear gunner in a Halifax.

[pei]

Thanks for the comments on the picture of the Bristol Freighter that I posted last August. ejwalshe, I flew in that aircraft in July 1962 as an Air Cadet on the UK exchange trip, Perhaps your father may have been crew on that flight.

To continue on the nostalgia trip. As a kid in about 1958 I used to bicycle out to the Charlottetown Airport to play in a derelict PBY (two of them I think) that were later scrapped. Anyone here know which PBY's ended their days in Charlottetown? They were probably owned by MCA, but I don't know for sure.

[Moose47]

G'day Chaps

I call this mishap 'Ventura Highway'.

The aircraft is a Lockheed-Vega Ventura G.R. Mk. V, s/n 2235 from the Operational Training Squadron at R.C.A.F. Station Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick. The accident took place at 05:35 hours on the 22nd of June, 1945.

The crew were on their first night training flight. The lower fuselage near the belly gun position was damaged while over shooting a landing. The aircraft ploughed through soft ground and ended up on a highway at Pennfield Ridge. It sustained Category 'A' damage and was subsequently written off.

Cheers...Chris

[beech 18]

August 13, 2015

Moose47 and Old Dog Flying

This is photo sent to me by a good friend.
It was from his fathers collection.

Do you have any information about this aircraft.
I'm not sure where it was taken.

[fleet16b]

Cessna Crane
The FJ-102 number identifies this as an aircraft that was assigned to the RAF most likely within Canada

[Moose47]

G'day Beechy

I'll give you the bare minimum information for now. I'm typing with one good eye after having cataract surgery a few days ago. If you want further details, let me know and I will post them.

The aircraft is a Cessna Crane Mk. IA. It carries the original RAF serial number but was re-serialed as RCAF s/n 8753. The aircraft served exclusively with No. 12 Service Flying Training School at Brandon, Manitoba.

Cheers...Chris

[beech 18]

August 17, 2015

Moose47

Thank you for taking the time during your recovery to
post information about the Cessna Crane in the photo.

If you have other details about that aircraft they would
be nice to read about.

[Old Dog Flying]

Here's a 1:48 scale version of a Crane that we recovered from a farm near Weyburn, Sask. It is now rebuilt and in the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw.

Barney

[beech 18]

August 17, 2015

Old Dog Flying

That's a beauty.
Very nice.

[beech 18]

August 22, 2015

Old Dog Flying

Photo of the Cessna Crane that you mentioned in your post.
Taken at the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw.

Found on the web.
Photographer not known.

[beech 18]

November 04, 2015

Otter and two Beech 18 aircraft.
Not known where this was taken or the date of the photo.
Maritime Air Command is on the fuselage.

This was found on the internet.
The photographer is unknown.

[Moose47]

G'day Beechy

The photo was taken sometime between late May 1958 and the end of September 1962.

CSR-123 Otter s/n 3673, is from No. 103 Rescue Unit based at R.C.A.F. Station Greenwood, Nova Scotia, It looks like it should be parked in between No.'s 3 and 4 Hangars. I flew out of No. 2 Hangar.

The two Expediters are s/n's 1507 and HB135 from R.C.A.F. Station Greenwood's Station Flight.

Cheers...Chris

[Antique Pilot]

November 04, 2015

Otter and two Beech 18 aircraft.
Not known where this was taken or the date of the photo.
Maritime Air Command is on the fuselage.

This was found on the internet.
The photographer is unknown.

The Otter is serial # 28. It is currently registered to Air Saguenay.

AP

[fleetcanuck]

With great respect, would you two please get together and write a book!

[Moose47]

G'day

It will have to wait for a bit. I'm well into writing my second book of the year.

Cheers...Chris

[beech 18]

January 28, 2016

CH-113 Labrador in Winnipeg during the 1997 flood.