Warbird Information Exchange

I was curious to know what warbirds are working in the civilian market ... ie....the TBMs in NB and the S2s in BC Canada as water bombers.

are there still WWII aircraft working? what about any jets?

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V

Martin Mars.

Plenty of T-6/SNJ/Harvards still working as advanced trainers to get onto heavier metal, and the same applies to many lighter trainers.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aircraft are still RAF owned and operated, thus 'working' - albeit not in the original role!

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James K

"Switch on the underwater landing lights"
Emilio Largo, Thunderball.

www.VintageAeroWriter.com

...a plane in a museum that flies is technically working...ie maintaining itself by paying for its room and board.

The ones that race are all still working too, I guess.

August

Lots of C-47's out there still "haul'n the mail" for a living!

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Jerry,
not as many as you may think. We operated DC-3's untill recently, but no market here. i dont know of one that is currently working in the US at the moment on domestic freight. we were in the auto and on demand freight game and basically it all just dried up.The ones in Florida are i believe all island bound, maybe others can correct me. I do know my dads have been sitting a loooong time.
Simon

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There are some C-45's still hauling freight, and a fair number of de Havilland Beavers in Alaska that were once warbirds, haul hunters, supplies, fish, etc.

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Roger Cain
www.sfahistory.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stearman/


We must limit politicians to two terms:
one in office and one in jail.

There are a couple of stearmans still spraying in GA I believe. Starfigters F-104's doing work for NASA.

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Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

There are several still working up in Alaska including several C-46s.

http://www.evertsair.com/aircargo/history.htm#C46
http://www.oldprops.ukhome.net/Curtiss% ... graphs.htm

Ryan

Several of the Norsemen (Norsemans?) still working the Canadian fishing lodge business are ex-military...

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Neal Nurmi

---Wingman Photo---

Didn't the black cat PBY end up getting sold to a company that was going to use it

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

How about aerial firefighting?
- Neptune Aviation operates P2V Neptunes.
- Aero Union operates P-3 Orions.
- Coulson Flying Tankers operates the two remaining Martin Mars flying boats.
I'm sure there are others, too.

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

The Canadian National research Council is still using Harvard C-FPTP which is the first Mk.IV and which was also the first Harvard built by the Canadian Car & Foundry (CCF).

They also use Canadair T-33 C-FSKH (ex. RCAF 21379) ang Falcon 20 C-FIGD (ex. CAF 117506)

There is a fun new show:

http://www.icepilots.com/

C46, C47 and DC-4 ops in Northern Canada. Airs on the History Channel.

With regards to Ice Pilots and Buffalo Airways, I heard somewhere that either one of their C-46s or one of the C-47s is a combat vet.

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