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The Ghost of Gananoque – ‘A Flying Boat in a Barn’

September 11, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

The Ghost of Gananoque by Richard Mallory Allnutt Gananoque, Ontario is right in the heart of the St.Lawrence River’s magnificent Thousand Islands region. The small rural town, pronounced properly as ‘Ga-nah-knock-way’, teems with visitors during […]

Canada’s Reynolds-Alberta Museum Gains its 100th Plane

July 29, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Canada’s Reynolds-Alberta Museum, of Wetaskiwin, Alberta received its 100th plane for its collection in a ceremony held last Saturday, Conair Firecat 567. The plane has a long history serving the people of Canada, starting in […]

Canadians Band Together to Save and Restore a Consolidated PBY Canso

June 2, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

What started out as six farmers from Fairview, Alberta looking to save a piece of aviation history has snowballed into a nationwide effort to get a downed Consolidated PBY 5A Canso retrieved from the wilderness […]

US Forest Service Resurrects Museum C-130 Hercules for Firefighting Duty

May 22, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

As California enters what is expected to be a very busy fire season, the U.S. Forest service is turning to the past to battle future fires. The organization has announced that it has contracted for […]

“Sandbar Mitchell” Soon to be Retrieved from Alaskan River

April 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Two intrepid Michigan men returned from Alaska earlier this month, on a scouting mission in preparation for a June expedition to retrieve the remains of a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber that has been sitting […]

Martin JRM Mars Headed to National Aviation Museum in Pensacola

April 5, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 10

Philippine Mars, one of two surviving Martin JRM Mars out of a total of seven built has been retired and will be flown to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. The large, four-engined […]

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Flies from South Africa to its New Home in San Diego

March 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso N427CV (the registration number is apparently a nod to the plane’s original Canadian Vickers construction number of CV-427) has recently completed a complete stem to stern restoration in Rand, South Africa, […]

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The Ghost of Gananoque – ‘A Flying Boat in a Barn’

Canada’s Reynolds-Alberta Museum Gains its 100th Plane

Canadians Band Together to Save and Restore a Consolidated PBY Canso

US Forest Service Resurrects Museum C-130 Hercules for Firefighting Duty

“Sandbar Mitchell” Soon to be Retrieved from Alaskan River

Martin JRM Mars Headed to National Aviation Museum in Pensacola

Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Flies from South Africa to its New Home in San Diego

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