New Dakota for Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

DH82EH · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:43 pm

As great looking a scheme as the white over polished with the lightning stripe is, it's a pretty tough sell to not go with the original WWII scheme.

August has the right idea. Just get more daks :lol:

Too simple

Andy

mrhenniger · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:51 pm

I compiled a bit more of the history of this Dak here...

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - DouglasDC-1 / DC-2/R2D / DC-3 Dakota / C-47/R4D Skytrain / C-53 Skytrooper, s/n 12945 CAF, c/n 12295, c/r C-GRSB

Mike

vernicator · **Joined:** Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:42 am **Posts:** 350

She's all fuelled up for the flight from Ottawa to Hamilton. Crew said hopefully tomorrow morning (Thursday).

Fleet16b · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 5:11 am

Thomas_Mac wrote:

vernicator wrote:

Please, it would be most kind of you to pass on exactly when the aircraft will depart for it's new home in Hamilton. I would love to be present for this most historic moment.

The museum is pretty active on their Facebook account compared to here, I am sure when they get a better idea they will let us know :drink3:

https://www.facebook.com/CanadianWarpla ... um?fref=ts

The aircraft will be departing Ottawa and heading to CWH this Thurs pending weather etc

JDK · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 5:43 am

We've just finished with Thursday here. Good luck in Canada for today!

And as has been said, it's a great acquisition, and a significant airframe.

But what would the odds be of such a scheme duplication, given the number of C-47 and family that saw action?

Regards,

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3328

What was that you were just posting about fakes James?

JDK · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 6:50 pm

Yup! Nothing wrong with paining an aircraft in another's colours. Representing it as the original is wrong. The BBMF are always clear about their aircraft's real history and differentiate that from the tribute schemes they carry. Not an issue.

Regards,

DH82EH · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2014 9:30 pm

JDK wrote:

We've just finished with Thursday here. Good luck in Canada for today!

Regards,

How could anyone trust a guy that claims to be posting from the future? :wink:

Fake James indeed!!!

Andy

CWH Museum · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2014 4:23 am

Here is an image of the ferry flight from Ottawa to Hamilton:

Also see a photo essay of the arrival at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum by Eric Dumigan:
http://www.airic.ca/html/cwhc47arrival.html

Rick9043 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 11, 2015 2:30 pm

Hey there as luck would have it I know the pilot who flew this aircraft at the CNE and was the last Canadian pilot JATO qualified in the C47. You guy really made his day with this post thanks a bunch.

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