This past Monday and Tuesday (Aug 15 & 16, 2005) I had the pleasure of assisting Peter Whitfield his father Paul and his brother-in-law Brad dismantle tutor CT-114177 at CFB Trenton/Mountainview Detachment and prepare it for it’s long trip by truck to The Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum.
The aircraft was previously demilitarized and mutilated by DND and is now unfit for flight. The museum plans to pole mount the aircraft outside the museum.
Here are a few of the photos that I took.
Regards,
By: British Canuck - 26th August 2005 at 14:21
Well our Canadian Airforce does like to get the most out of an airframe..they cost $425K new so that works out to about 10k a year plus upkeep…
By: Peter - 26th August 2005 at 14:07
Your right Brit… she was making lots of noise on her runup at Trenton.
I noticed in the news they are saying the gov’t wants to keep the snowbirds running for 20 years.. not going to happen…
By: British Canuck - 25th August 2005 at 17:24
That would a much better sight seeing aircraft departure Mountainview under their power instead in the back of a dump truck…
By: Peter - 25th August 2005 at 16:30
Brit.
There was a snowbirds tutor at trenton undergoing runups. I think the tutors at mountainview are prepped for flight and flown to atess at trenton where they are repainted and checked etc
By: British Canuck - 25th August 2005 at 16:27
True that makes more sense that trying to ready a tutor for a ferry flight to Trenton or Moose Jaw
By: turretboy - 25th August 2005 at 16:23
I’m not sure, but I have seen some tutors on flatbeds over the years around Trenton.
I think that they would truck them all the way out to Moose Jaw for a complete tear down during the off season.
By: British Canuck - 25th August 2005 at 16:16
Guys,
Any idea is the Tutors (with the engine installed) 🙂 are flown out of Mountainview, when they are returned to service with the snowbirds..or do you think they trailer them to Trenton to be returned to service..
By: Peter - 25th August 2005 at 16:09
All the ones you see in the hangar in Mike’s photos are held in flyable storage for the snowbirds. None of the tutors at Mountainview have engines fitted.
By: turretboy - 25th August 2005 at 14:52
From what I understand, some aircraft have been a Snowbird a few times and others never.
By: British Canuck - 25th August 2005 at 14:50
The Tutor with the Maple on the nose…interesting scheme,,
By: British Canuck - 25th August 2005 at 14:47
So I take it that they are all part the group that are in Snowbird rotation….
By: turretboy - 25th August 2005 at 14:46
Missed one……….
By: turretboy - 25th August 2005 at 14:33
When the time comes these tutors will become Snowbird team aircraft.
By: British Canuck - 25th August 2005 at 14:31
Excellent pictures Mike…they have quite the collection in there…
These airframes appear to be in very good condition..are many still airworthly?
By: turretboy - 25th August 2005 at 14:23
A few more pictures of the Tutors and a CF-5 in storage at Mountainview.
By: Peter - 23rd August 2005 at 14:35
Hello Mike
It hadn’t arrived when we were there this past weekend. I expected it to just show up on Saturday!
By: turretboy - 23rd August 2005 at 12:24
Peter,
Did 177 make it to Nanton safely?
I hope so!
Regards,
By: Peter - 18th August 2005 at 22:34
Some more pics of 114177
I dont have a high end camera but they did turn out pretty good 😮
By: British Canuck - 18th August 2005 at 14:50
Thanks guys I will try to contact them again..and see what they can tell me..
By: Peter - 18th August 2005 at 14:41
Bidding
Hello Brit.
I believe the second group will be sold via lancaster aviation. You will have to contact DND disposal.
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