A Canadian's Unorganized Museum

[m charters]

Several of the bolingbroke fueselages and parts came from CWH. They had 8 airframes originally to complete the one airframe.
Vince is a great guy, saw him last week working on a CF-100 that is coming down off a pole in Hamilton.
That CF-100 is destined for parts for another one, to one day maybe fly...we can hope!

[RMAllnutt]

Anson's are not really rare. If they were there wouldnt be any left in musuem storage areas and such. Dime a dozen almost. Most widely used aircraft in BCATP training and not much interest in preservation.

Anson I's are very rare though... and that's one of the airframes he has. Regardless, they should all be saved somewhere!

Cheers,
Richard

[RMAllnutt]

Several of the bolingbroke fueselages and parts came from CWH. They had 8 airframes originally to complete the one airframe.
Vince is a great guy, saw him last week working on a CF-100 that is coming down off a pole in Hamilton.
That CF-100 is destined for parts for another one, to one day maybe fly...we can hope!

!!! What's this about a flyable CF-100 project? Can you elaborate? Very cool....!

Cheers,
Richard

[Fleet16b]

Several of the bolingbroke fueselages and parts came from CWH. They had 8 airframes originally to complete the one airframe.
Vince is a great guy, saw him last week working on a CF-100 that is coming down off a pole in Hamilton.
That CF-100 is destined for parts for another one, to one day maybe fly...we can hope!

!!! What's this about a flyable CF-100 project? Can you elaborate? Very cool....!

Cheers,
Richard

The CF100 was put up on a pedestal back in the early 80's. I was one of the guys that mounted it.
Pretty sure I still have the blue print for the mounting post and plates that are attached to it.
At the time, it was owned by the local Air Cadet Sqn. and they use to use it to make money by charging a small fee to let people sit in it for a pic during airshows at Hamilton.
Back then it was in fair condition but had been totally gutted of everything but the seat and landing gear.
Eventually the airframe was donated to the 447 Wing , the local Air Force Legion based at Mt Hope Airport.
With the wing dissolving, they offered it for sale. It has been aquired by a Canadian Corporation for the rumored price of 27k cn.
It will eventually be moved to the greater Toronto area.
After so many years in the weather, it will most likely have much corrosion but everything seems to be rebuildable nowadays as long as you have two things. Money and a data plate.

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[Fleet16b]

I have never had the privilege of meeting Vince but he is a very good friend of my buddies. From what I have been told, Vince knows exactly what he has and where and the last thing he would need is for a bunch of people offering help or showing up.

Peter quite true .
Vince would go bananas if anyone was allowed to rummage thru his stuff.
He is a very cautious and private person and has had many try to take advantage of him over the years.

[m charters]

As Cam has said, she is in rough shape, strictly rumors about this being used as parts to possibly get another flying. But most rumors have some merit. Who knows....

[peter]

The only possibly flyer candidate I can think of is the second example in store at Trenton. The one at CWH would never be allowed to fly as it is on loan from Ottawa.