Canada National Aviation Museum Storage Facility

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:31 am

Canada National Aviation Museum Storage Facility

Very nice selection and rare pieces.....

Photography is really hard. The place is really packed!

Could not get close to the Firefly Mk1 & the North Star...

Still very enjoyable.

Sorry for the quality, these were taken with my phone.

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:59 am

For those wondering.

The first crashed AC is a Northrop Delta...rare bird and what a story!!!!

https://www.skiesmag.com/news/lost-in-the-wild-the-mystery-of-northrop-delta-673/

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/573/Lost-in-the-Wilderness.aspx

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:04 am

I was told a Fairchild bush biplane.

There is no reference on the artifact that I could see and the guide knew little about it.

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1596

Col. Rohr wrote:

What's the second to last photo aircraft it's sitting in front of the Banshee?

It's a Fleet 50.

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:29 am

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It's a Fleet 50.

tks..... That is it! Wow what a rare bird.

I was thinking a Fairchild 45-80 which was tested in Canada. But the cockpit frame layout was wrong.

Fleet 50

Fairchild 45-80

AG pilot · **Joined:** Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:13 am **Posts:** 553

Very nice photos. Thanks for sharing them here!

martin_sam_2000 · **Joined:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:05 am **Posts:** 397

Looks like I am going to have to get out there again soon. been a while since I went through the storage hangar and they seem to have added a number of items!

Too bad they wont be building a new display hangar any time soon. SOOOO many cool planes that could be on display. their WWI section could be twice as big!!

Sean

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:43 pm

They may be building something soon.

They have with a tech school and will need space soon.

The plan looks that they would build small additional display area for the WW1 stuff...which would liberate enough space to turn the conservation area into a display area including the Argus & North Star

martin_sam_2000 · **Joined:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:05 am **Posts:** 397

Michel Lemieux wrote:

They may be building something soon.

They have with a tech school and will need space soon.

The plan looks that they would build small additional display area for the WW1 stuff...which would liberate enough space to turn the conservation area into a display area including the Argus & North Star

Is there anything online about this. Would be interested in ready up more about this.

Sean

DH82EH · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2019 5:22 pm

Great post!
Thanks for all the pics Michel.

Andy

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:37 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:

They may be building something soon.

They have with a tech school and will need space soon.

The plan looks that they would build small additional display area for the WW1 stuff...which would liberate enough space to turn the conservation area into a display area including the Argus & North Star

Thanks for the photos. They have a nice collection.

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

That DC-9 , fin 711, is the first one I did a line flight in. A dirty night in YQR, Feb 1979, 200 and 1/2 -- and the Captain let me fly the leg.

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:32 pm

Wow......

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That DC-9 , fin 711, is the first one I did a line flight in. A dirty night in YQR, Feb 1979, 200 and 1/2 -- and the Captain let me fly the leg.

Small world is it sometime.....

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Is there anything online about this. Would be interested in ready up more about this.

Sean

Nothing that I could find Sean.....this was from the guide

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