Warbird Information Exchange

I have just finish reading the book ”The Little Airline that Could” Eastern Provincial Airways.
The First Fifteen Years, of Marsh Jones. ISBN 1-895387-95-7

That’s told you that there was about 15 Cansoes involved in the building of the Mid-Canada Line, on contract with the Department of Defence. (DWE Line) can any one tell me what this was for Cansoes and from witch Company? And the best is, if any have photos of them there can be added to the photo section, so we all can be happy to see them.

I know of CF-FAN and CF-GBQ (no photo of that one) from Maritime Central Airlines.
CF-HFL from EPA.

The book doesn’t tell you about the accident with CF-HGE 13/9/1962, so whom was the owner of it on this time?

Cheers,
Erik

their registrations

which company

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Kevin McCartney

Your right CF-HFL was one of them its now at ACAM, i was part of the recovery team back in 1986, I will ask March Jones the next time I see him, just saw him at my parents place on sunday,Iam looking at getting him to sigh a beaver print that I have he was the delivery pilot of the one in the print, and was the pilot who flew the Norseman to the crash of CF-HFL the day after it went down,to rescue the crew.

Erik,

First off, CF-HGE was apparently one of six Cansos operated by EPA, along with CF-CRP, -HFL, -IHA, -NJC, and -NWY

It would seem the other major operator of Cansos on the Mid-Canada Line was Austin Airways. Although based in Timmins, Ontario, Austin flew many MCL flights out of Moosonee in the 1950's.

Austin ultimately operated eight Cansos: CF-AAD, -DFB, -FAR, -IEE, -IHB, -JCV, -JTL, and -GGDW.

I found all this great info at the following link, starting at page 68.

http://books.google.com/books?id=2WFte4 ... ne&f=false


Hope this helps.

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It was a good idea, it just didn't work.

old iron.

Thanks for correction of my mis-spelling

Cheers,
Erik

Dan K wrote:

Erik,

First off, CF-HGE was apparently one of six Cansos operated by EPA, along with CF-CRP, -HFL, -IHA, -NJC, and -NWY

It would seem the other major operator of Cansos on the Mid-Canada Line was Austin Airways. Although based in Timmins, Ontario, Austin flew many MCL flights out of Moosonee in the 1950's.

Austin ultimately operated eight Cansos: CF-AAD, -DFB, -FAR, -IEE, -IHB, -JCV, -JTL, and -GGDW.

I found all this great info at the following link, starting at page 68.

http://books.google.com/books?id=2WFte4 ... ne&f=false


Hope this helps.


Thanks for your information. Yes I have David Legg`s book, it’s a must!
I still missing a photos of CF-FAN

Cheers,
Erik

Helinut wrote:

Your right CF-HFL was one of them its now at ACAM, i was part of the recovery team back in 1986, I will ask March Jones the next time I see him, just saw him at my parents place on sunday,Iam looking at getting him to sigh a beaver print that I have he was the delivery pilot of the one in the print, and was the pilot who flew the Norseman to the crash of CF-HFL the day after it went down,to rescue the crew.


Thanks for your information. Will you please ask him if he has any photos from there, that we must see.

Cheers,
Erik

Very smart - if my Danish was as good as Erik's English I'd be very happy.

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