RCAF VIP CC-150 damaged in October hangar accident

[India Four Two]

An RCAF CC-150 (A310-300) was seriously damaged during a towing accident at Trenton in October.

Reportedly jumped the chocks while waiting for a tug.





https://globalnews.ca/news/6245155/c...plane-grounded

[Asturias56]

Oh dear! Where will they get the spares these days?? An A310 - I thought I was in "What Aeroplane" in the History & Nostalgia Thread

[MarkD]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Oh dear! Where will they get the spares these days?? An A310 - I thought I was in "What Aeroplane" in the History & Nostalgia Thread

RCAF paying the holiday bonuses at Air Transat this year? https://www.airtransat.com/en-CA/tra...irbus-a310-300

[woptb]

Waiting for a tug? Was it going to be beamed in?

[West Coast]

Originally Posted by woptb

Waiting for a tug? Was it going to be beamed in?

That’ll buff out.

It had to be said.

[Asturias56]

Perhaps a Cunning Plan to get something a bit newer?

[langleybaston]

The shiny bits do look rather nice ..................

[Lyneham Lad]

Originally Posted by India Four Two

An RCAF CC-150 (A310-300) was seriously damaged during a towing accident at Trenton in October.

Reportedly jumped the chocks while waiting for a tug.

Did someone lose patience and decide to move her under her own steam? The mind boggles...
Or someone else has jumped to a conclusion!

[NutLoose]

Seen many an aircraft jump chocks, the worry on that will be the front pressure bulkhead.

[Tankertrashnav]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Oh dear! Where will they get the spares these days?? An A310 - I thought I was in "What Aeroplane" in the History & Nostalgia Thread

Well I thought it was something even older. I thought a CC150 must mean a VIP version of one of these:

https://www.google.com/search?q=c150...OCXkoaPeU1NsM: