Canadian Spotters log book from October 14 1957
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To: [email protected] ; CASN@... ; 'NASpotters' Sent: Tue Oct 14 18:37:52 2008 Subject: [NAspotters] YYZ YUL - Log 50 Years ago today In 1957 I was working for Maritime Central Airways (MCA) at London Airport Northside. MCA started as a small regional carrier in the early forties but grew substantially with the Arctic DEW Line construction. As that worked decreased they looked for new areas to deploy their DC-4s. Thus a Transatlantic operation, mostly passenger charters that included British emigrants to Canada and Hungarian refugees from Vienna. An interesting cargo operation was the carriage of Rhesus monkeys for the development of the Salk Polio vaccine. BOAC carried them to LAP in Avro Yorks and we took them on to YUL and YYZ in CF-MCD, the pure freighter. I worked two trips in Oct and Nov '57 as an "animal attendant"; exciting trips for an eighteen year old. I was supposed to return on commercial after 3/4 days but ended up staying 10 days and returning on CF-MCD, see Air-Britain : cf-mcd The list below is what I made (which was virtually everything I saw except L-1049s of TCA, Canadairs of TCA and the RCAF, BOAC Stratocruisers, DC-7Cs, Air France L-1049s and KLM Dc-7Cs which I had seen previously at LAP). George ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- London Airport 13-Oct N7321C L-1649A 1024 TWA Keflavik 13-Oct G-APHW DH.114 Heron 2 14118 on delivery - to be XB-ZIP TF-ROK Ercoupe 478 Gander 14-Oct 55891 Sikorsky HO4S-3 55-891 254 / 50 AS Sq - RCN RCN 302 TBM-3 Avenger RCN RCN 305 TBM-3 Avenger RCN RCN 383 TBM-3 Avenger RCN RCN 385 TBM-3 Avenger (Bu.85506) RCN RCN 386 TBM-3 Avenger (Bu.53818) RCN RCN 387 TBM-3 Avenger RCN Dorval 14-Oct 17510 Canadair C-4M1 117 RCAF CF-HVV PBY-5A Canso 34039 Timmins Avn. CF-IHX C-46A Commando 441 Dorval Air Transport CF-JCV PBY-5A Canso CV-357 CF-KAO Norseman VI 636 CF-MCE Beech C-45F 6659 Nordair, see Air-Britain : cf-mce CF-PNT G-44 Widgeon 1334 CF-TFE Canadair C-4M1 129 TCA CF-TFG Canadair C-4M1 131 TCA CF-THA Viscount V.757 218 TCA N101A L-749 Constellation 2518 Eastern Airlines Malton 14-Oct 51-2059 B-47E 450112 X-059 - RCAF 5214 TB-25J Mitchell 108-33756 JF-214 - RCAF CF-CAR Douglas DC-3 9452 South Provincial, see Air-Britain : cf-car CF-DJT Douglas DC-3 19039 CF-DPY Fleet 80 Canuck 51 CF-FBS Douglas DC-3 6070 CF-HCK Voyager 108 incorrect reg CF-HGC Cessna 180 30313 CF-IEN Cessna 180 31624 CF-IHC PBY-5A Canso CV-520 CF-IOK Convair 240 126 Imperial Oil CF-SHL Cessna 310 35324 Shell Oil Co CF-TCV Lockheed 18-10 2061 see Air-Britain : cf-tcv CF-TDX Douglas DC-3 12141 TCA CF-TGM Viscount V.724 50 TCA CF-TGN Viscount V.724 51 TCA CF-TGS Viscount V.724 56 TCA CF-TGW Viscount V.724 60 TCA CF-THD Viscount V.757 221 TCA CF-THG Viscount V.757 224 TCA N5390N PV-1 Ventura 5495 N630G Commander 520 63 N91827 DH.104 Dove 04015 Dorval 15-Oct 1386 Beech C-45F 6403 RCAF 1519 Beech 3TM CA-119 RCAF 1530 Beech 3TM CA-130 RCAF 53420 TBM-3 Avenger 3482 30C - RCN KJ827 C-47 Dakota 14166/25611 RCAF CF-DXO Douglas DC-3 12437 CF-DXU Douglas DC-3 12930 Canadair Ltd. CF-EKA Beech D17S 4813 CF-EYL DH.104 Dove 4387 CF-FGY GC-1B Swift 1182 CF-FQW Ryan Navion NAV-4-329 CF-FRF Beech D18 A-245 CF-FZK Beech C18S 5784 CF-GBW DH.104 Dove 4385 CF-GEE Beech C18S 5978 CF-GLQ Cruisair 14-19 2008 CF-GXJ Beech D18 1586 DoT CF-GXM Beech D18S CA-187 CF-HGD Douglas DC-3 13041 CF-HPM Douglas DC-3 4989 CF-HVD Cessna 180 31583 CF-HVH Douglas DC-3 43074 CF-HVL Ercoupe 415-C 992 CF-IHI G-44 Widgeon 1315 CF-IHV C-46F Commando 22551 Dorval Air Transport CF-IJC G-44A Widgeon 1447 CF-ILW Douglas DC-3 4352 CF-IYS Lodestar (C-60) 2345 CF-IZB Piaggio P.136-L 201 CF-IZN Lodestar (C-60) 2277 CF-IZT Colonial C-1 6 CF-JKA Cessna 172 29336 CF-KAD Westland WS-55 WA/192 Wheeler Northland. see Westland WS-55 Srs.2, CF-KAD, Kenting Aviation CF-KAE Westland WS-55 WA/193 Wheeler Northland CF-MIR PBY-5A Canso (Bu.46633) CF-PMQ DHC-3 Otter 197 CF-TAA Bonanza H35 D-5251 CF-TDO Douglas DC-3 12026 TCA CF-TDW Douglas DC-3 12139 WFU ex TCA CF-TDY Douglas DC-3 12191 TCA CF-TEC Douglas DC-3 12597 WFU ex TCA CF-TEF Douglas DC-3 13560 WFU ex TCA CF-TER Douglas DC-3 12253 WFU ex TCA CF-TFA Canadair C-4M1 125 TCA CF-TFC Canadair C-4M1 127 TCA CF-TFR Canadair C-4M1 142 TCA CF-TFV Canadair C-4M1 149 TCA CF-THE Viscount V.757 222 TCA N104J Beech D18S A-545 N44651 Beech D18S A-58 N63506 Cessna T-50 Dorval 16-Oct 17515 Canadair C-4M1 122 RCAF CF-GXP PA-23-150 Apache 23-447 DoT CF-HFR Ryan PT-22 1556 CF-HLI DH.114 Heron 2 14053 CF-HPI M-62 Cornell 2 FC-702 CF-IHH Douglas DC-3 14613/26058 Nordair CF-IZQ Beech D18S A-3 CF-JEA Douglas DC-4 7481 TransAir CF-JNQ Beech D18S A-584 CF-THB Viscount V.757 219 TCA Dorval 17-Oct 1404 Beech 3T 6152 404 - RCAF 1525 Beech 3TM CA-125 RCAF 20291 CCF Harvard Mk.II CCF4-82 RU-291 - RCAF 22101 C-119F Packet 10676 RCAF 22102 C-119F Packet 10677 RCAF 2343 Beech D18 (C-45) SP-343 / 404Sq - RCAF 51-0070 SA-16 Albatross G149 MATS / USAF CF-CZF Douglas DC-6B 44892 CPAL CF-HVK M.65 Gemini 1A 6456 CF-IHJ PBY-5A Canso (Bu.48281) Dorval Air Transport CF-JBA Cessna 172 28776 CF-TEA Douglas DC-3 12502 TCA CF-TEH Douglas DC-3 12440 TCA CF-TES Douglas DC-3 11906 TCA CF-TFH Canadair C-4M1 132 TCA CF-TFI Canadair C-4M1 133 TCA N107A L-749 Constellation 2524 Eastern Airlines N118A L-749 Constellation 2615 Eastern Airlines N462A Martin 4-0-4 14153 Eastern Airlines N4120B Commander 520 99 N91240 Convair 240 160 Northeast Airlines PH-DSH Douglas DC-7c 45187 KLM Dorval 18-Oct 17506 Canadair C-4M1 113 RCAF 5204 TB-25J Mitchell 108-47574 204 - RCAF CF-TGJ Viscount V.724 41 TCA N108A L-749 Constellation 2529 Eastern Airlines N475A Martin 4-0-4 14223 Eastern Airlines N30087 Douglas DC-3 4861 Northeast Airlines N91237 Convair 240 140 Northeast Airlines Dorval 21-Oct CF-GEV G-73 Mallard J-34 N90659 Convair 240 34 Northeast Airlines Dorval 22-Oct CF-ESO Douglas DC-3 12369 Imperial Oil Dorval 23-Oct 22108 C-119F Packet 10773 RCAF 3316 Beech 3NM CA-189 PX-316 / CARDE - RCAF CF-FST Douglas DC-3 9041 CF-ILU Piaggio P.136-L 199 see Air-Britain : cf-ilu CF-JAZ Cessna 180 32514 CF-KAR Cessna 172 36263 CF-ORD Douglas DC-3 6319 Ford Motor Co. CF-TDU Douglas DC-3 12106 TCA CF-TFU Canadair C-4M1 147 TCA CF-TGZ Viscount V.757 144 TCA N90670 Convair 240 90 Northeast Airlines Moncton 23-Oct 48-0346 C-119B Packet 10328 USAF 49-0113 C-119B Packet 10350 USAF CF-GOC Douglas DC-3 7362 Maritime Central CF-HGL Douglas DC-3 12712 Maritime Central CF-HTL C-46F Commando 22535 Maritime Central CF-MCC Douglas DC-3 13399 Maritime Central CF-MCH Beech C-45F 6830 Maritime Central CF-THJ Viscount V.757 301 TCA CF-THK Viscount V.757 271 TCA Gander 23-Oct CF-BXE L-10A Electra 1076 CF-EYX DH.114 Heron 1B 14009 DoT CF-JAM J-3C-65 Cub 19963 London Airport 24-Oct I-LADY Douglas DC-6 43216 LAI PH-DAA Douglas DC-3 11855 KLM VT-DIG Viscount V.768 194 Indian A/L YU-ADH VEB-Ilyushin IL-14P 147001341 JAT |
Canadian Spotters log book from October 14 1957,
Hi George.
I have looked at Canadian Spotters log book from October 14 1957, and are interesting to know if you have photos of these Canso’s listed below. I’m living in Denmark and am much interested in Canso’s and Catalina’s. I retired from RDAF in 1996 after more than 40 years, where I flew as flight engineer on Catalina in the 60th mostly on Greenland. If you have picture I will be happy to get some copy of them. Thanks in advance! Kind regards From Erik Thingbo E-mail: [email protected] Dorval 14-Oct CF-HVV PBY-5A Canso 34039 Timmins Avn. CF-JCV PBY-5A Canso CV-357 Malton 14-Oct CF-IHC PBY-5A Canso CV-520 Dorval 15-Oct CF-MIR PBY-5A Canso (Bu.46633) Dorval 17-Oct CF-IHJ PBY-5A Canso (Bu.48281) Dorval Air Transport |
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