Arctic Military buildup...

Snowtractor · #1 23-07-04, 21:00

...My fighter wing, a T6 TEXAN . This was actually a Navy built Texan with had a different designator, escapes me at the moment. But it isn't a true Navy version because this was was built for the Airforce by the Navy and has features of both aircraft. Making it pretty darned rare.
Sean

Snowtractor · #2 23-07-04, 21:02

Yakolev55 and Yak18...we're a joint northern Air defence zone

Snowtractor · #3 23-07-04, 21:03

and the YAK18

Snowtractor · #4 23-07-04, 21:06

Tutors CL41

Snowtractor · #5 23-07-04, 21:08

...in case any of ya'll try to sneak up on us.... I should add this is a refitted S2P/CS2F TRACKER, made by De Havilland the kind that would have flown off the canadian carrier in search of Victors and such. It is now rebuilt by Conair and is called a S2P Firecat. There were three here , bombing some of the 71 fires we have surrounding us currently.
Sean

Snowtractor · #6 23-07-04, 21:22

A turbo CARIBOU DHC5 only one in the world I am told

Snowtractor · #7 23-07-04, 21:26

A Cl2P or CL215 if you prefer

Snowtractor · #8 23-07-04, 21:30

A couple of DC4's apparently one of the DC's he has is a veteran of the Berlin Airlift

Snowtractor · #9 23-07-04, 21:33

Yakolev 55 work station

Hanno Spoelstra · #10 23-07-04, 22:17

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Originally posted by Snowtractor
A couple of DC4's apparently one of the DC's he has is a veteran of the Berlin Airlift

And you are the air traffic controller for this sort of stuff? Gosh, I can think of jobs a lot worse

Snowtractor · #11 24-07-04, 03:59

Sad state of affairs that the Young have to fight our wars. This pilot looks like he should be breastfeeding.

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Snowtractor · #12 24-07-04, 04:11

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you are the air traffic controller for this sort of stuff?

More like baby sitter, no one listens to you.
We had a TexanII in here today but I was off shift, nice rigs look so much like a mustang airframe.
Sean

Garry Shipton (RIP) · #13 24-07-04, 17:07

Sean,are the DC-4's painted with green trimming from Buffalo Air.My bosses son is piloting an old C-46 & C47's out of Hay River & is getting his hours in as co-pilot om the DC-4 mail runs

Snowtractor · #14 25-07-04, 05:17

Yessir Garry, Buffalo Air is the operator. He also operates the CL215's . Small world, next time a C46 is in town I'll snap a pic, though they come here infrequently.
On a side note, if someone really wanted to ride in a DC3 ,Buffalo still operates a DC3 passenger service from Hayriver to Yellowknife and return. With these old planes you never know when a competitor will show up with something new and shiny and the service will end. But for an inexpensive foray in to the past its great. Come for the flight, stay for the fishing

Sean

Snowtractor · #15 25-07-04, 05:22

To make amends for missig the TexanII a Pitts Special , Canadian owned and operated, showed up passing through.

Snowtractor · #16 25-07-04, 05:37

If you love planes then check out http://www.airliners.net/ outstanding site...

for instance the Pitts above... http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true

Snowtractor · #17 10-08-04, 11:38

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Originally posted by Garry Shipton
are the DC-4's painted with green trimming from Buffalo Air.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3660452/

takes an American news organisation to find the old DC3's, there's a great like sound clip of the plane also...
Sean

and this one http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3660447/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3700087/ and this one has really cool links to the Avro Arrow

Garry Shipton (RIP) · #18 11-08-04, 15:51

Sean,
Was watching Newsworld this AM & saw a scene of a white Air Force 412 Squadron Canadair Challenger landing at Yellowknife last night with the Prime Minister aboard.Another foto for you

Snowtractor · #19 11-08-04, 20:36

Hi Garry
the Challenger was here 2 summers ago with a (cough choke grrrr ) "politician" and sat on the ramp for about 6 hours. It was hot that day, and the Colonel flying it, and instead of staying in our terminal or renting a room in town, at taxpayers expense, ran the PT6 turbine APU so he could keep the airconditioning on to have a nap. Cost 1300 bucks in Jet A on the old government card. I really miss being unaware of all the abuse of our trust politicians do. I won't mention the truckload of gifts she took home with her, expected because we ay her salary? I just don't know.
Sean

Garry Shipton (RIP) · #20 11-08-04, 22:59

Are you talking about aa politician of Asian persuasion occupying a certain Government house paid by taxpayers,who takes numerous trips worldwide while blowing her budget,and not giving a damn about it to the public?????

Snowtractor · #21 11-08-04, 23:57

...nope a different one who has no education or work experience and who is now in cabinet winning by 53 votes due to her (unspoken) versus accomplishments. Though she did get a trip to Newyork, Mexico and a fur coat on the government credit card on her vacation and cried in parliment , for everyone to see ,after saying she didn't know how credit cards worked...
I should add I'm a bit bitchier than normal as two guys my age ( 35&39 ) killed themselves in last three weeks in town. I would consider them more successful in their professional lives and I knew one well enough to call him a friend. Makes a guy pause and think, perhaps too much.
Sean

ps: neat story on the DC3 though.