Pics of Active DC4s and C46s

[jspitfire]

I thought you might enjoy some pictures of some of Buffalo Airways' planes. I have more which I can add later if people are interested.

The first one is of C-46 C-GTXW.
The other ones are of C-FBAP, a C-54G, serial 36089.









Enjoy!

Jason

[Michel C-GNCJ]

Niiice !

[RNDMTRS4EVR]

Thanks for the photos! Sure is odd seeing an old Aero Union girl with a Canadain registration on it. Looks like the DC-4 is being well cared for.

Scott..........

[Airlift48]

It's a bit odd to see a mix of long exhaust and short exhaust stacks.. There was a Service Bulletin, I think, regarding this (I have to look it up) that mandated the long stacks so the exhaust, i.e. sparks, flame.. wouldnt go across the top of the fuel tanks...

KK

[Pogo]

Excellent, thank you!

I would love to see all you care to post on the '46. Especially any interior shots ... particularly the flight deck ... if possible?

[Hawkeye]

When were these taken? I thought there were no more flying C-46s? Or was I just grossly misinformed?

When were these taken? I thought there were no more flying C-46s? Or was I just grossly misinformed?

There's two flying in Yellowknife, at least one in Manitoba, and a couple still in Alaska - plus the CAF has one or two. The sound of a C-46 taking-off in the winter at -40C is what you might call... distinctive!

[tom d. friedman]

any former ortner air service birds?? they operated a good quantity of c-46's & dc's from the 50's to the 70's. some later sold, others went to the torch.

[jspitfire]

A couple more from the winter here.

Doulgas C-54G registered C-FIQM, serial 36088.

Interesting, the Transport Canada website shows that C-FBAP (the previous pictures of the C-54) is serial 36089, built in 1945, and C-FIQM is serial 36088, but built in 1943. Can anyone confirm which information is right? Did these two C-54s actually come off the assembly line one right after the other, or is there a two year difference and possibly a problem with the data on the Transport Canada website?



Buffalo's second C-46, registered C-FAVO

[Jack Frost]

Any Merlin engined DC-4s still flying?

[Steve Nelson]

When I visited the Canada Aviation Museum in Ottawa last summer, they said their Northstar was the only one still in existence (and it's decidedly non-airworthy.)

SN

[Jack Frost]

Thank You.

There was a derelict Northstar in South America somewhere, years ago.

[Chris Brame]

There was one adjacent to the Mexico City airport that was used as a restaurant "El Baron Rojo" until the late 70s - it was either scrapped or burned up in a fire; I forget which - Tulio?