Dept.of Heritage Canada, Movable Cultural Property Program offers a grant to help fund up to 50% of the purchase price for artifacts at risk of being exported from the country. The Mossie would fall under this.

7 years already! Seems like last week when Mark and I unpacked it when it arrived in Vancouver from South Africa! The progress on TE294 has been remarkable and I’m looking forward to seeing her finished.

Keep up the good work.

Brian….

The ‘Boeing’ helicopter is actually a Vertol HUP-2 Retriever and think this was outside at one time.

Hi All,

The HUP-2 at Shearwater looks like the one which came from the Canadian Museum of Flight (CMF) in Langley BC. The CMF did a multi helicopter trade with Classic Rotors (http://www.rotors.org) in California where the CMF traded off their HUP-3, a Brantley a H-21 to Classic Rotors for the HUP-2 and I believe a bit of cash. Funny thing is that the CMF had one of the three remaining ex-Royal Canadian Navy HUP-3’s and the aircraft was in very good condition so I’m not sure why they traded it off. The HUP at Shearwater is an ex-US machine.

HTH

Brian….

The aircraft was flown to CYKZ (Buttonville) airport a couple of weeks ago and it is being flown to CYPQ (Peterborough) very soon when the weather breaks. We are doing the import into C-reg over the winter. This bird is in fabulous AIRWORTHY condition and will be maintained that way. It is owned by a museum that will fly it for air display. I will post pix if requested. Cheers 🙂

I heard that RCAF 17072 was coming back to Canada, great news and yes, please post some pixs. Can tell us who the proud new owner is?

Thnxs!

Brian

I believe RS700 was imported to Canada July 1956, if this is correct the Cultural Properties Import and Export Act which kicks in after 50 years. This would require it to be offered to a Canadian buyer first and they must match any offered prices, failing this, it can be exported.

This would have delayed any sale of the aircraft and my guess is that the people in Calgary seen this deadline approaching and made the move to sell it.

As to the aircraft leaving Canada, no one likes to see them go but sometimes they’re better of with someone else.

Brian….

Interesting to note that last June (2005) the wreckage of RCAF Canso 9701 which crashed Feb 12 1945 was found in the same area that the CMF Hampden was pulled out of. The Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS John P Tully came across it with a submersible while doing some scientific work.

Brian….

Hi Elliott,

He’s listed on the AirVenture website at http://www.airventuremuseum.org/information/contactus.asp#general_inquiries

Brian….