tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post5369166699548874142..comments2024-03-28T18:12:54.222-04:00Comments on Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.: TCA DC3Mister Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-50520013291775262362019-03-12T14:49:43.643-04:002019-03-12T14:49:43.643-04:00No, much longer story to follow. "his farm&q...No, much longer story to follow. "his farm" refers to Keith D Olson, one of the founding members of WCAM. It also turns out that CF-TES is the Spirit of Ostra Brama and was the personal aircraft of the Inspector General of the Polish free forces during the Second War. It left Winnipeg for Poland this past Saturday, March 9.<br /> Captain Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287286855667990993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-3510333430956344452019-03-12T13:41:01.127-04:002019-03-12T13:41:01.127-04:00Thanks for filling in more of the story! Is it sti...Thanks for filling in more of the story! Is it still waiting in Winnipeg?Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-49931056531795475732019-03-12T12:34:27.871-04:002019-03-12T12:34:27.871-04:00Just to add to your story. Lambair Ltd. stripped ...Just to add to your story. Lambair Ltd. stripped the aircraft for parts - engines, port undercarriage, etc and left it abandoned on the north section of the YWG airfield. It was purchased as scrap for the huge sum of $75 and moved to his farm north of East Selkirk, Manitoba in 1970 when he was involved in the formation of the Western Canada Aviation Museum (WCAM). In late 1998 it was acquired by Paul Kroeker of Winnipeg in exchange for aircraft and parts needed by WCAM. In 2002 Mr Kroeker transferred ownership to the museum at 14 Wing in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Greenwood asked me as the 17 Wing Heritage Officer to recover the aircraft and bring it to the military airfield in Winnipeg and store it until they could come and get it.Captain Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287286855667990993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-65583790219516355282016-12-13T21:11:34.041-05:002016-12-13T21:11:34.041-05:00And this short comment from a defunct website, &q...And this short comment from a defunct website, "the Museum also owns/owned another DC3 --CF-TES c/n 11906-- airframe, which is supposed to be stored in bad condition on a small airfield outside Winnipeg, but recent reports suggest it should go to Greenwood,N.S. for preservation."Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-53886238289225531802016-12-13T11:07:22.880-05:002016-12-13T11:07:22.880-05:00I also found this. http://www.douglasdc3.com/frien...I also found this. http://www.douglasdc3.com/friend/friend.htm scroll down an entry or two.Mister Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663484841011868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693775542020483450.post-82933080158201561522016-12-12T02:23:20.722-05:002016-12-12T02:23:20.722-05:00Built as a Dakota for the RAF, then owned by the U...Built as a Dakota for the RAF, then owned by the USAF, then sold to TCA. <br />CF-TES msn 11906 fin 391 was sold to TransAir April 13th 1963 then<br />Lambair Ltd in June 1967, withdrawn from service 1970 and sent to<br />the Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg where it is (was?)<br />preserved in its original Trans-Canada Air Lines livery.<br /><br />I can't find reference to this a/c on the WCAM website. An aviation forum post notes it sits derelict outside the museum - can anyone comment?Planemechnoreply@blogger.com