Hi, has anyone pictures of the RCAF Stranraers used on the west coast of Canada for patrol, or when they were used as “passenger” aircraft by Queen Charlotte Airlines. I remember as a boy playing on the hulks at Sea Island airport (now Vancouver International) in the 50’s. I know one was restored to flying condition in the late 60’s or early 70’s and eventually wound up at Hendon. Thanks Warren
By: Fatcivvy - 3rd January 2011 at 01:05
There’s a photo taken by William T. Larkins on Flickr of a RCAF Stranraer visiting San Francisco early in the war; http://www.flickr.com/photos/34076827@N00/4422982544/
Cheers,
FC
By: benyboy - 31st December 2010 at 02:27
I had to dig through an old photobucket account for this.
I sold the original on `that` auction site a long time ago 🙁
Regards
Ben
By: Warren F - 31st December 2010 at 01:38
Re reply #3
CF-BXO, I believe is the “boat” now residing in Hendon. She was restored to flying by a CBC weatherman named Bob Fortune and flown quite a lot around coastal BC before being boxed up and shipped to the “old country”. This is the one I played on as a kid.
Many thanks for the pics.
warren
By: wieesso - 29th December 2010 at 20:34
Decals for CF-BYL
http://www.seawings.co.uk/WJDec%20-%20Stranraer%20-%20073page.htm
By: Mark12 - 29th December 2010 at 20:00
Some shots of wreckage from 1986 at the Canadian Museum of Flight.
Mark
By: CeBro - 29th December 2010 at 19:52
Glad that this one has survived as has the other one in Canada.
What has happend to it’s tail?
Cees
By: Mark12 - 29th December 2010 at 19:51
A little print I picked up circa 1960.
From memory this is now in the RAF Museum.
Mark
By: wieesso - 29th December 2010 at 19:14
tiny but..
http://en.valka.cz/files/skeena_queen_charlotte_airlines_108.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jewishmuseum/3342489560/
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/JeffHunt_2006/IMG_0017.jpg
http://www.aviation.mosaicprojects.net/images/images_aircraft/Ch15-Stranraer_1000px.jpg
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CF-BXO, CF-BYA through BYM
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December 29, 2010 at 6:57 pm