DC-3 fuselage

[Ollie]

Hi!

Long time without any posting for me here, sure is dusty over at my command post...


Someone over here (Montréal) is looking for a DC-3 fuselage, not airworthy. Anybody has an idea where we could find one?

[Steve T]

Hi Olivier!

Last time I was at Brantford airport, there were still two nearly-complete C-117D airframes on the east ramp there...not quite a "normal" DC-3, but perhaps close enough. Both are ex-Millardair, with one of the two having been operated for a time by Gateway Airlines. Given what happened to the last two C-54s (also ex-Millardair) stored at Brantford, I'd not be too optimistic about the fate of these Super Goonies, and it would be nice if someone could save at least part of one or the other. No idea who currently owns them, but a search of the CCAR might bear fruit there...I think the airframes are C-GGKE and C-GDOG.

Cheers

Steve

[Zachary]

It may be worth your while to check with Basler Turbo Conversions. They may be able to point you towards an available airframe.

http://www.baslerturbo.com/contactus.html

Zack

[rcaf_100]

Hi Olivier!

Last time I was at Brantford airport, there were still two nearly-complete C-117D airframes on the east ramp there...not quite a "normal" DC-3, but perhaps close enough. Both are ex-Millardair, with one of the two having been operated for a time by Gateway Airlines. Given what happened to the last two C-54s (also ex-Millardair) stored at Brantford, I'd not be too optimistic about the fate of these Super Goonies, and it would be nice if someone could save at least part of one or the other. No idea who currently owns them, but a search of the CCAR might bear fruit there...I think the airframes are C-GGKE and C-GDOG.

Cheers

Steve

Yep, DOG and GKE. According to Transport Canada, both are still registered to Gateway Airlines, but the address is expired (ie: mail was returned)
I took this last August:


Hope this helps,

[richkolasa]

Hi Olivier!

Last time I was at Brantford airport, there were still two nearly-complete C-117D airframes on the east ramp there...not quite a "normal" DC-3, but perhaps close enough. Both are ex-Millardair, with one of the two having been operated for a time by Gateway Airlines. Given what happened to the last two C-54s (also ex-Millardair) stored at Brantford, I'd not be too optimistic about the fate of these Super Goonies, and it would be nice if someone could save at least part of one or the other. No idea who currently owns them, but a search of the CCAR might bear fruit there...I think the airframes are C-GGKE and C-GDOG.

Cheers

Steve

Yep, DOG and GKE. According to Transport Canada, both are still registered to Gateway Airlines, but the address is expired (ie: mail was returned)
I took this last August:


Hope this helps,

Man, I hate to see that! Someone save those Super Goonies!
Oh, and did anyone get the number of that cute red-head in the capri-pants? PM me if you did.

Rich

[Rajay]

Man, I hate to see that! Someone save those Super Goonies!
Oh, and did anyone get the number of that cute red-head in the capri-pants? PM me if you did.

Rich

Man, your infrared heat-seeking target acquisition system is FINELY tuned! Keep up the GOOD work!

[soko121]

There is a fuselage dumped at the Waco Regional airport in Texas, been there many years.
Simon

[vernicator]

There's an ex. First Air HS.748 fuselage at the slavage yard in Pakenhham just northwest of Ottawa (saw it from the raod while cycling past). Maybe they have the fuselage of the ex. Bradley/First Air DC-3 C-FMOC hiding somewhere in there. When Buffalo Airways bought it, they picked it clean of parts and abandoned it at Carp.

Here's what she looked like for years sitting there before suddenly it disappeared.

[jarrodeu]

Out of curiosity, what would one of those DC-3's cost?

Jarrod

[noizeedave]

Red Deer Airport, outside of Edmonton, lots of DC-3 frames! Really, google them and see, they're still there. Was there last year infact.

Dave

[p51]

I don’t know how accurate the info is, but several people have told me that the C-47 fuselage sitting at Boeing Field in Seattle is up for grabs to anyone who can get it out of there from the Museum of Flight. It’s been sitting at the end of the field for several years now. A buddy looked into actually trying to get it but found he wouldn’t be able to truck it out of there and it’d have to either be airlifted or barged out and he couldn’t afford that.

[andyman64]

there is one sitting at peterborough airport without engines looks like it has been there for a very long time

[The Inspector]

Forget the one @KBFI, it sat outside for so many years in our wonderful salt air and wet atmosphere that you can just about push a finger through it. Thats one reason they took it off the elipse on the East side, it was and is, in horrible shape so is the ex FAA JET COMMANDER piled up next to it.
Looked in GOOGLE EARTH @ Red Deer but saw no DC-3-ish airframes just '27s and '37s and the usual rows of Witchita stuff tied down, however the other smaller airport across town has what looks like a pretty neat little museum going with a 'CLUNKER' two F-101B's and several other interesting items on the ramp-details anyone????

[Pathfinder]

Re: Red Deer Airport...There are at least two (2) Daks with wings attached and at least two other fuselages without at the hangar near the corner of 37th Ave and 22nd St.

[Russ Matthews]

Someone over here (Montréal) is looking for a DC-3 fuselage, not airworthy. Anybody has an idea where we could find one?

Just for curiosity's sake... what do they want it for?