Warbird Information Exchange

A question perhaps a fellow Canuck can answer. I was driving back from a business trip in northern Ontario yesterday and met a flatbed truck heading north on Highway 11 from North Bay, carrying a CF-5.

I assume it was coming from Mountainview, but have no idea where it might have been headed. I assume some museum out west. Anyone have any light they can shed on this.

Interestingly, on the same drive I also met a truck carrying two large four-bladded props with nose cones. Hard to guess the size in the rear-view mirror, but they were certainly too big for a Cessna. Strange load to see.

Charles

The answer is clear.

They are going to modify the CF-5 into a VTOL tilt-rotor job.

Email Mr.Diemert for details.

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Olivier Lacombe -- Harvard Mk.4 C-GBQB

If it's heading west, it might be for the Air Force Museum Society of Alberta, they're the only ones I've heard are getting a CF-5.

There's some info on their website at http://www.airforcemuseumalberta.ca/

Brian....

Wonder where she was going? Did you happen to get a serial number?

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Cheers,
Peter

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Peter,

Unfortunately, at an approach speed of over 200 km/h, it was tough to get the serial!! Downside of spotting something in the rear-view mirror. But I think it was in an aggressor paint scheme, since it was mostly grey rather than the typical dark camouflage scheme.

Charles

Okay .... the props weren't THAT big!!!

CF-5 - Osprey hybrid machine .... hmmm. Remind me to stay well clear if that thing tries to get off the ground.

New movie???
The Defender Returns???
Revenge of the Defender????
The Avenger 3-D?????

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