New Dakota for Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

[DH82EH]

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

Too simple

Andy

[mrhenniger]

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]

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

[Fleet16b]

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

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

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

[JDK]

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]

What was that you were just posting about fakes James?

[JDK]

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]

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?

Fake James indeed!!!

Andy

[CWH Museum]

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]

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.