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On a regular basis people sent me photos, to share their enthusiasm for vintage airliners or to illustrate a question. These photos have been lingering in a scrapbook or a discarded box somewhere and/or probably wouldn't find their way to Online-use or publication. To prevent them from getting lost, with permission of the sender, I would like to share them on this page. Photos already online (personal websites, airliners.net, jetphotos.net, etc) are not meant to be included here. |
 Rich Hulina wrote: "Today's "high" was -28 C and the low this morning was -36. Even the pre heater had an attitude this morning chugging out some black smoke. It didn't really want to work either..." (Jan.2013) MORE OF RICH HULINA'S PHOTOS, AND HIS BUSHFLYING PHOTO BOOK, ON MY WEBSITE CLICK HERE.. |
BJ Stander (website) wrote me this:  "I photographed the Catalina N427CV doing some flying around Jo'burg - Rand Airport yesterday (28nov12). I was very surprised to see it flying for the first time. |
Richard Nash sent this undated (around late-1990s) photo of Lockheed Starliner N974R at Sanford,FL:
Parts of this aircraft were used to restore the Lufthansa Starliner Project in Auburn,ME See also on my website Vintage Aviation Recollections by Richard Nash |
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Gary P. Bell wrote me in nov.2012: "I saw your write-up on the DH Otter CF-ODQ (Red Lake 2007) and thought you might appreciate these pics from Lillebelle Lake, Cochrane, Ontario (the Cochrane water base for the Ontario Department of Lands & Forests), taken in November 1957. So this was about 17 months after the plane was delivered to the Ontario Air Service. The pics were taken by my dad, John G. Bell, who was a forester with L&F. That's my mom, my brother and me (the short one) in the picture. Enjoy!"  |
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Lars Opland sent me this (undated) photo of Waco UIC N13409, seeing I had seen it partly disassembled at the Lake Hood Museum last summer.
More photos of Lars Opland's collection see HERE... |
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Terry Fletcher sent me some photos after a 2012 visit to the Tillamook aviation museum in Oregon,USA
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Dennis Fisher sent me these: "Here are two photos I took, likely at Edmonton Municipal Airport".
Larry Westin's photopage showed the following information: Following was learned from Aerotransport.org (ATDB.org): |
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Rolf Larsson sent me this in oct.2012: "When looking through my DC-6/C-118 pictures I found this C-118 which was
pictured at Opa Locka on 10 March 1986. I am sure I had the identity somewhere, but it has been lost somewhere in the cyberspace; there is no visible identity on the aircraft. Perhaps publication of the picture on your website can be of help to reveal its identity. The picture was taken by my friend Tommy Lakmaker." 
Dick Gilbert sent a photo in 2007, taken by Rajesh Shah, of N66TR at Lokichoggio (Kenya) in deplorable condition. See Photos by Friends & Guests (10) |
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CV580 (c/n 318) is currently (nov.2012) in Guatemala City undergoing repairs after an eventful landing... On the photo one can see repairs to the top of the fuselage: this the result of a right prop blade entering the lower right hand side and exiting though the roof! No injuries thank goodness!  A selection of photos of N171FL can be found on Airliners.net Here's some history as I have it in my files: since '59 in continued service with Ford Motor Company (tail N300K) and dec94 sold to IFL Group (N330K); sold to Contract Air Cargo during 1995, reconfig pax to cargo, rereg'd N171FL (1995). |
Dirk Septer wrote me and sent this photo 08Nov12:
"N877MG just before leaving Campbell River, BC (CYBL ) for home at Historical Flight Foundation,
after two and a half year rebuild at Sealand Aviation."
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Mike Clayton forwarded this update and photo by Merv Prime to me (Oct.2012):
 Merv Prime (photo) reported the following, kindly forwarded to me by Mike Clayton (Oct.2012): "The aircraft (C-47A c/n 20041) was moved over the weekend of 1st / 2nd September from Armadale to Amelup (north of Albany), in the Stirling Ranges, where it will be restored and act as an attraction outside the Lily Dutch Windmill restaurant / accommodation complex. See the photo of the aircraft on arrival at Amelup." MORE ON THIS AND OTHER 'OFF-AIRPORT PROPLINERS' CLICK HERE... |
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Vince Yonemitsu wrote me on Oct.2012: " A guy I know saw this wreck while hunting in Ontario; do you know what kind of plane it is? Its location is north of Thunder Bay, crashed sometime before 1988 as there is a date someone scratched into it. Near a lake, maybe a forced landing on the ice…?"
For more details on this aircraft and other wrecks see Abandoned Plane Wrecks of the North
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Dirk Septer took this fine photo at Ketchikan on 25June2012:  deHavilland DHC-2 N67671 (c/n 489) of Pacific Airways; reg'd since 01Feb06 to Radial Power Enterprises. More of these at Ketchikan, and of other roamings, see Dirk Septer's page |
Transavia DC-6B at Amsterdam's Schiphol on 23Aug1968. Ron compiled its history: Ron Mak's propliners showcase on this website HERE... |
Fred de Ruiter visited Sacramento, 17Aug12 and noticed the stored fleet of Aero Union parked here.
 On July 29, 2011 the U.S. Forest Service announced that it had canceled its 6 plane contract with Aero Union after the company's planes failed their required safety inspections. In April 2011 Aero Union had voluntarily disclosed that its planes were not current on inspections and were in violation of the contract. The contract, worth about $30 million a year, made up about 95% of the companies income. Less than a month later Aero Union informed its employees that they were out of work and that the company was shutting down operations. In February 2012 PMI held an auction of Aero Union's aircraft assets, including 8 P-3 Orion aircraft, various spare parts and their intellectual property (MAFFS II and FIREHAWK firefighting systems). Only 2 aircraft were bid upon and those bids were rejected as being too low. In May 2012 another auction of tools and equipment, but no aircraft, parts or intellectual property, went through with the majority of it selling. [Wikipedia] In 2008 I visited Aero Union, at that time they were still based at Chico,CA. |
Phil Brooks forwarded me a message & photo taken by James Hanson, at Cape Cod 12Sep2012: "I was driving home from work (I work for Cape Air, at KHYA, in 'Schedule Planning') and this DC-3 passed over the highway on final...
So, I exited the highway and got there in time to see them closing up the airplane. This was a few weeks ago. On Monday (09Oct12), as I was leaving work, it came over to HYA and did a touch & go, then headed west. Such a rare sight these days - just love seeing & hearing it!" N15MA was reg’d 12Jun12 to Mills Air Service, Marstons Mills, (based Cape Cod airport). This is Chris Siderwicz’ company. In recent years, N15MA was registered to Skyway Int'l LLC of Bay Harbor Islands,FL on 11Jun10. It was used for freight hauling to the Bahamas from the south of Florida; it has been reported with Monarch Air Group titles on it, at that time. But perhaps we want to look back much further.. C/n 19286 was delivered with tailnumber 42-100823 on 20Dec43 to the USAAF and assigned to the 8th AF (25Feb44 and 9th AF 91 TCS MARKET (Sep44). Declared surplus by the military in 1946. Assigned tailnumber OK-WDP for CSA (Czecho-Slovakian airlines) on 05Nov47, but returning to military use becoming 100823 for the French Air Force 24May60. Units: GSRA 78, Oct61 - GLA 45 FSCDB, Mar62 - GTLA 2/60, Apr64 - ELA 41 FUJGU - GOM 88, May66 - GAM, Feb68 - For sale, Chateaudun, 1971. Registered F-WSGV for Rousseau Aviation, Dinard in 1972. Registered that same year N18265 E St Strul, Tucson,AZ. But it remained stored as F-WSGV during 1973... Then, on 14Dec73, it was reg'd to Mannion Air Charter (Ypsilante,MI) During 1975 it was assigned its present tailnumber: N15MA. Century Airlines became owner in Jun82. On 29Oct90 it was reg'd to the IFL Group Inc of Waterford,MI. On 10Mar96 to Contract Air Cargo, but there seems doubt this was ever put in effect. South Florida Aircraft Leasing of Opa Locka bought N15MA on 05Feb96. To Florida Air Cargo in 1997. Became damaged on 17Feb99 at Nassau,Bahamas. N15MA was operated as/for Corporate Express, continued operations from the south of Florida until CofA was revoked; next N15MA was reg'd to Skyway Int'l LLC. These history details were learned from the veritable bible on the Douglas DC-3: 'The First Seventy Years', published in 3 volumes by Air-Britain (Historians). Mills Air Service of Cape Cod is Chris Siderwicz’ company. Chris is a true fan of radial engines and I am sure N15MA couldn't wish itself a more caring owner. |
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Lars Opland sent me this photo, taken at 26Jun12 at Big Lake airport (Alaska). I'd told him I'd been looking for 2 stored Twin Beeches at Birchwood and he sent me this image to show me they'd been moved to Big Lake airport (near Wasilla). I don't know the identity of the stored Grumman C-1A Trader (?), the small plane in front is N486V.  History of these Twin Beeches can be found at Photos by Friends & Guests (03), look for images by John P. Stewart, and on Guestpage 21 -->Plus a 2017 update on Guestpage 52 You may want to see my USA 2012 tour images. |
Grumman C-1A Trader N27PH seen landing at Umiat, Alaska in august 2001. I came across this Grumman C-1A Trader N27PH at Wasilla,AK in june 2012. |
Richard Nash sent me this vintage photo, unfortunately without a date or mentioning the location.
 BMA Viscount G-AZLS. Richard did me the pleasure of sending me photos in the past, see Photos by Friends & Guests 15 and Photos.. 18 |
 Roger sent me this photo after a 2011 aviation photography tour: Could it be this FAS 106 (c/n 11867), seen on Airliners.net ?
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