SEA (3/11/2024)
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It was an inauspicious beginning to a quick but amazing trip north, sponsored by the word "hulk"!
Asiana 359 HL8078
Japan Airlines 788 JA838J
Qatar 77W A7BEE
Star Alliance 343 DAIGW
YYC (3/11/2024)
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I was able to take a quick look around before work commitments took hold.
@terminal
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Eurowings Discover 332 DAXGE seen on my last YYC visit
Porter 295 CGZQG #922
WestJet Link SF3 CGPCI #582
@SW ramps
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cma DH3 CFVRJ white c/s
cma DH3 CGCMJ partial ex-UA c/s
cma 328 CFDYN white c/s
de Havilland DH4 CGGTR
Nok Air DH4 VPCGD "Nok Anna"
BE1 CFCMB #916, all-white
328 #3055, derelict
328 N328MM all-white
DH3 #0857, derelict, ex-UA c/s
DH4 CGHHX all-white
DH4 N4506F all-white
YQF (3/12/2024)
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I decided to make a very early morning visit to what I'd heard was one of the aviation meccas of Canada. I didn't appreciate that Red Deer is home to Airspray and Buffalo Airways, both of which specialize in Electras with other aircraft gems to boot. As I understand it, Airspray's aircraft are exclusively for fire work, while Buffalo Airways takes cargo to the north and dabbles in other businesses. I saw everything I could from the outside but, looking on Google Maps, I realize I probably missed quite a bit. What an amazing little out-of-the-way airport.
The Convairs are ex-Conair, bought for their engines apparently.
Airspray LOE CFDTH #498
Airspray LOE CFLXT #481
Airspray LOE CGZVM #485
Airspray LOE #482
Airspray LOE #484
Airspray LOE #487
Atlantic LOE CGIZU
Buffalo DC6 CGBNV #56
Buffalo LOE CFIJX #416, partially in hangar
Buffalo LOE CGLBA
Buffalo LOE CGXFC British flag
CVR #42
CVR #47
CVR CGKFO #53
CVR CFKFM #54, engineless
LOE CFBAQ #417, partially in hangar
LOE CFYYI #60, engineless
LOE #489
LOE #490
LOE #492, missing an engine
PAG CFJKM
…plus 3x DC-3s, another Navajo, and huge numbers of CL-215s. Just an amazing place!
CEF4 (3/12/2024)
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I suspected that the barely-marked and private airfield at Airdrie would have a few gems…and it delivered.
Air Antilles DHT FOHJG
CRJ N920CA fuselage hulk
DHT CGACU stored fuselage
…plus two more Twin Otter fuselages stored and the fuselage hulks of two ex-Air Littoral CRJs, two all-white CRJs, and one ex-US Airways Express Dash 8. Many of these I'm guessing had previously been at YYC.
YYC (3/12/2024)
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After all these years I finally rediscovered the way to read off (most of) the aircraft stored midfield. Between Avmax, Viking/de Havilland, Central Mountain, Kenn Borek, Westjet, and others, Calgary never disappoints.
@Kenn Borek/Avmax (SE ramp)
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Aeroflyer 736 CGKFP
ALCI DC3 CGEAI
Arik Air CR9 YIBAE SOTY candidate!
Canadian North 73G CFHNL #704
Chinare DC3 CFGCX Chinese flag c/s
de Havilland DH4 CFJJA
Delta Connection CRJ N914CA
Kenn Borek DHT CGKBG
Kenn Borek DHT CGKCS
North Wright Air BE1 CGHUE
Regional1 DH3 CFWLK #184
WestJet DH4 CFWEZ stored
WestJet DH4 #415, stored
WestJet DH4 #416, stored
WestJet DH4 #419, stored
WestJet DH4 #448, stored
735 CGCND CFL c/s
CRJ CFRIA #101, all-white c/s
CRJ CFRID all-white c/s
CRJ CFVRM all-white c/s [mispole]
CRJ #107, ex-Jazz c/s
DC3 CGGSU
DH3 CGBUU colorful c/s
DH3 N990AV #99, all-white c/s
DHT N403ML all-white c/s
SWM CGTTM
…plus the hulks of a Skytrans (Australia) DHC-8 and a Do.328.
@midfield
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146 CFBAB all-white c/s
CRJ 5YSVS
CRJ CFWJF ex-Air Canada express c/s
CRJ CFWRS ex-Air Canada express c/s
CRJ CFSKM ex-Air Canada express c/s
CRJ CFXUJ
CRJ N419AV ex-SAS c/s
CRJ N778AV ex-Cimber c/s
DH3 CFYDH all-white c/s
…plus an F-28, another Dash 8, and another CRJ.
YYC (3/13/2024)
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There was a moment for one more runabout before heading to what turned out to be a 3-hour delay on the flight home.
@SE ramps (only changes)
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Kenn Borek DC3 CGKKB
North Caribou BE1 CFRNC lovely paint
Tum Aero Carga CRJ XAMCD
CRJ CFVKM #111, all-white c/s
Operating
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Cargojet 76F CGCJN #650/all-white w/blue fin & red winglets
cma DH3 CGCMJ
Delta 752 N652DL no winglets; at customs pad
FedEx 75F CFMAI #908/"Abby"
Flair 7M8 CFFEL #901
…plus a KLM 777 (that it turned out I needed!).
SEA 3/13/2024
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ANA 788 #822
Delta 339 N424DX their newest?
Emirates 77W A6EGH
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