Fire fighters

[siznaudin]

If you're impressed by this shot (I was!), then you may well be interested in the rest of the story here...http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-christler_flying_service.htm

 

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[sixtiesrelic]

Real aeroplanes. Sounds like it would have been fun flying.

 

 

[TAA Student Pilot]

Some a bit smaller and closer to home

 

 

 

 

[willedoo]

If you're impressed by this shot (I was!), then you may well be interested in the rest of the story here...http://www.conniesurvivors.com/1-christler_flying_service.htm

Only just came across this link, thanks, it's a great story well worth reading. It would be nice to be able to travel the world and see some of the remaining historic aircraft still working. I think South America has it's share, and have seen videos of DC3's and C119 Boxcars still doing freight work in either Canada or Alaska. Found this link to the American Museum of Aviation, listing surviving propliners: http://www.prop-liners.com/survivors.htm

 

What surprised me was that they quote 400+ DC3's still flying. That figure would have to suggest a lot of them still being used commercially, I guess.

 

Cheers, Willedoo.

 

 

[red750]

A little off the thread subject, but speaking of old propliners still in service, for those who don't have the Discovery Channel on Foxtel/Austar, the series Ice Pilots portrays Buffalo Airways and their DC3 and Curtis C46 Commando, DC4 and Lockheed Electra delivering supplies to the mining settlements of the North West Territory, landing on ice runways and in snow drifts. See the links below.

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/0142023/

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain/1868238/&sid=4b6142bb0bb09a8c094fd90aa5cb4c13

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Lockheed-L-188A(F)-Electra/1366534/&sid=4b6142bb0bb09a8c094fd90aa5cb4c13

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Douglas-C-54G-Skymaster/1322644/&sid=4b6142bb0bb09a8c094fd90aa5cb4c13

 

Peter.

 

 

[sixtiesrelic]

Buffalo. How flying should be.

 

I've taped both series.

 

 

[willedoo]

A little off the thread subject, but speaking of old propliners still in service, for those who don't have the Discovery Channel on Foxtel/Austar, the series Ice Pilots portrays Buffalo Airways and their DC3 and Curtis C46 Commando, DC4 and Lockheed Electra delivering supplies to the mining settlements of the North West Territory, landing on ice runways and in snow drifts. See the links below.http://www.airliners.net/photo/0142023/

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Douglas-C-47A-Skytrain/1868238/&sid=4b6142bb0bb09a8c094fd90aa5cb4c13

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Lockheed-L-188A(F)-Electra/1366534/&sid=4b6142bb0bb09a8c094fd90aa5cb4c13

 

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Douglas-C-54G-Skymaster/1322644/&sid=4b6142bb0bb09a8c094fd90aa5cb4c13

 

Peter.

Nice photos, you can almost hear those Twin Wasp's.