Whats in YOUR backyard? DC-3

C170BDan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:53 pm

Flying around North Texas this evening and found this sitting in someone's backyard at Fairview Airport North of Fort Worth. Had not seen it before.

Our Antique Meeting will be at this airport later this month. Will dig up an N#.

retroaviation · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:04 pm

Can't tell from the picture, Dan, but is that Glen Hyde's ol' Super DC-3?

Gary

steve dickey · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:10 pm

Thats what I was thinking since he got kicked outta Denton a year or so ago.

C170BDan · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:13 pm

retroaviation wrote:

Can't tell from the picture, Dan, but is that Glen Hyde's ol' Super DC-3?

Gary

Nope... just a plain DC-3. Has some red markings on it like the Canadian DC-3s wore. Racking my brain trying to remember the owners name.

retroaviation · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:32 pm

C170BDan wrote:

Racking my brain trying to remember the owners name.

Well don't hurt yourself. :lol:

Gary

CrewDawg · **Posted:** Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:37 pm

I thought I saw Glen Hyde's Super DC-3 at Denton last week when Nine O Nine and Witchcraft came through? I live close by Denton, I'll have to check it out. Does anyone know if he still has his prize T-28C? I did some work on that several years ago, cockpit restoration, gear overhaul and a clean kit.

soko121 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:22 am

N472AF. My dads plane, he has the other flyable '3 parked on another grass strip in the Dallas area also, He is moving out of Gainsville, so all '3's and convairs need to go! if anyone needs Convair parts let me know one is being scrapped now

Ztex · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:06 am

So what about the CARvair? Is it still in Gainsville?

soko121 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:25 pm

Ztex, yes the Carvair is till there, not sure of any more details on its plan.

Ztex · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:04 pm

Thanks!

I need to get up there and see it again before it flies off to some faraway place.

ronyd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:37 am

Used to be my dad's DC-3 here in Thunder Bay, ON, formerly C-GRSA. I put that machine togther from when it was completely stripped, back in 1987 in Ottawa, Ontario. Ron David, Thunder Bay, Ontario.

retroaviation · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:33 pm

soko121 wrote:

if anyone needs Convair parts let me know one is being scrapped now

How much for a cockpit section? Zap me an e-mail, if you wish.

Gary

CrewDawg · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:33 pm

Made a run by DTO today after work and confirmed my suspicions. Glen Hyde's Super DC-3 is still parked on the south end of the ramp. Also noticed a nice little Luscombe. Sorry that the quallity of the pictures isn't better, I took them with my Crackberry, the fact that there were some major grassfires west of Fort Worth and west Texas was blowing into Dallas today didn't help either!

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