Here are a few pictures taken on my visit to CFB Mountainview Ontario this weekend. CFB Mountainview is used by the Canadian Air Force as a storage site for their retired Military Aircraft. Some airframes are still stored in the open while those with better futures are stored within the old base hangars. The only airframes that are currently stored outdoors are the Canadair CT-114 Tutors, Canadair CT-133 T-birds and Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighters. In total I counted maybe 47 airframes outside. I believe some of the recently retired T-birds are kept in a state of what they call “flyable preservation” while the Tutors and the CF-5’s seem very unlikely to fly ever again…
In the various hangars I spotted at least one Buffalo, a handful of Kiowa Helicopters and many more Tutors and CF-5’s all looking a little more complete and flyable…
By: Peter - 6th July 2005 at 04:45
change of plans
Our Tutor is going to be repainted as a snowbirds aircraft 🙂
By: Peter - 21st June 2005 at 15:52
Yep I think she is going to be all polished up and the markings redone befroe going up on the post
By: British Canuck - 21st June 2005 at 12:19
Peter,
I spotted a picture of the T-bird for London Airport 133422…she is all silver…very nice…
By: British Canuck - 15th June 2005 at 19:31
Ok here are the attachments… 🙂
By: British Canuck - 15th June 2005 at 19:29
Here are few more pictures taken of the boneyard at MW…
By: British Canuck - 15th June 2005 at 16:39
011 was pretty gutted..she had been fixed up with some kind electrical lighting system for some reason…a display perhaps..
Lot’s of parts were scattered in one area..I saw a couple of what looked like T-bird or Tutor hulks..actually they were sorta hard to recognize. I think I have one picture of one of them…and I don’t think I looked into the trailer…
By: Peter - 15th June 2005 at 16:13
No it is 011… did you look inside? That large red trailer that turretboy took a pic of did you see it? was there any aircrat bits in it?
By: British Canuck - 15th June 2005 at 16:09
Yes it was sitting on trolley near a set of good DH Buffalo wings…
Could it be 114011 or was it just painted to represent it?
By: Peter - 15th June 2005 at 16:03
was that still there this time ??????
By: British Canuck - 15th June 2005 at 15:55
And I guess many do end up as training aids for the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering….
By: Peter - 15th June 2005 at 15:22
I second that Brit.. damn shame to see the tail sections being scrapped
By: British Canuck - 15th June 2005 at 11:46
Hi Gerry,
I am not associated with any museum at this time..I am however an aviation enthusiasts who wishes to own a piece of Canadian Military History..It would be for static display only and it will be stored indoors…but it sounds like they might not be interested to selling to non museum buyers at this time…but I hope they don’t scrap those that don’t find homes with museums…
By: Peter - 14th June 2005 at 22:17
Hello Gerry.
I know our museum( in Nanton) put in for one and is a member of Capa. Please post away with your pics they sound interesting
By: Gerry H - 14th June 2005 at 20:58
Hello Peter and British canuck.
First may I ask what museums are you gents with? Second from what I understand Crown assets is offering 14 Tutors for a nominal bid to museums that are members of the CAPA organization. Our museum has entered a bid and hope to hear very soon of it’s success.
During my tenure in Moose Jaw I had taken several detail shots of a Tutor with the intension of putting together a pilot extrication presentation for the Fire Dept. I still have some of those pictures around if you’re interested.
Sincerely Gerry
By: Peter - 14th June 2005 at 00:04
Yep I remember when they used to pop into london on a cross country and stayed for the weekend. Fantastic paint scheme
By: British Canuck - 13th June 2005 at 21:08
Pretty much the colour scheme most were in when they were retired from Pilot training the 90’s…the Trenton Museum had their painted..silver and red…the polished silver wings would be a very nice touch but are way to hard to keep shiny in their climate
Here is a picture (not mine) of the scheme..
By: Peter - 13th June 2005 at 20:56
more….more….more……….. :p
Ok I slapped myself to calm down 😮
Which color scheme would you prefer brit?
By: British Canuck - 13th June 2005 at 19:48
Actually I asked some of volunteers and they told me where and what was off limits..they were a pretty nice group
By: turretboy - 13th June 2005 at 19:40
I always try to tread lightly and keep my distance. I wouldn’t want the areomodellers to lose what they have because of something I did!
By: British Canuck - 13th June 2005 at 19:34
I was pretty careful not to attract any unwanted attention…I wasn’t taking any big souvenirs this time!!..but I did notice that just seconds after leaving the base the Local Base MP’s did arrive…too late to catch me 🙂
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