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Canadian Coast Guard – Aircraft Photo History

Canadian Coast Guard Cessna 337 CF-DOL at Montreal Dorval May 1971.

Canadian Coast Guard – Aircraft Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick Then Canadian Coast Guard operates an aviation department with both a fixed wing and helicopter fleet to service lighthouses and the agency’s on patrol ice breaker ships that typically operate in Canada’s Northern arctic region. Bell Jet Rangers and Alouettes make up the […]

RCAF / Canadian Armed Forces – Helicopters Photo History

RCAF Rescue Piaseki H-21 Flying Banana 641 air-to-air circa early 1960s.

RCAF / Canadian Armed Forces – Helicopters Photo History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick The RCAF and later the Canadian Armed Forces and Canadian Army operated a colourful mixture of helicopters between the 1960s and 1980s. Dr. John Blatherwick was a keen slide photographer during this very interesting period and was lucky to photography many […]

Skycraft Air Transport of Oshawa – Aircraft Photo History

Skycraft DC-3 C-GSCB YOO NOV 1979 (Photo by Dr. John Blatherwick)

Skycraft Air Transort – Photo History By Henry Tenby with photos by Dr. John Blatherwick Skycraft Air Transport was based in Oshawa, Ontario and was active between 1979 and 1984, and their operation was largely in support of the automotive manufacturing industry in the region. Skycraft Air Transport was based in Oshawa to support its […]

Braniff International – Flying Colors 1950s to 1970s A Photo History

Braniff International 707-320 N7103 January 1968.

Braniff International – Flying Colors 1950s to 1970s A Photo History By Henry Tenby My only memory of Braniff International dates back to the early days of my slide collecting hobby. In May of 1982 when I was in grade 12 and getting ready to graduate from high school, I was more interested in airlines, […]

Conifair Aviation – Aircraft Fleet History

CONIFAIR DC4 C-GXKN YQB June1986

Conifair Aviation – Aircraft Fleet History By Dr. John Blatherwick: Conifair Aviation was formed in 1979 to perform aerial spraying and operates from St. Jean, just outside of Montreal. Initially, the airline operated two Lockheed 749A Constellations, with five DC-4s added between 1981 and 1985, and three DC-6s added in 1983. By the late 1980s […]

NRC – Energy Mines Resources Government of Canada – Aircraft Fleet History

NRC T-33 CF-SKH-X YVR April1975

NRC – Energy Mines Resources Government of Canada – Aircraft Fleet History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick: The Department of Energy, Mines and Resources is a flight department owned by the Government of Canada to undertake survey, sensing and transport related duties related to Canada’s vast exploration industries. Based from hangars and office facilities at […]

I Videotaped Much of the Queen’s 1994 Visit to Canada’s Northwest Territories

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Rankin Inlet, NWT in Canada's North as video reported by Henry Tenby on August 22, 1994.

(SEE BELOW FOR VIDEO PREVIEWS) – In August of 1994, The Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh paid a multi day visit to Canada’s Northwest Territories, after her official opening of the Commonwealth Games in Victoria. Much of the visit was video documented by aviation videographer Henry Tenby (JetFlix TV founder) who lived […]

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AIRCRAFT MODEL COLLECTION – Aviodrome Museum Netherlands

KLM Vickers Viscount 800 in 1/50 scale as part of the Amsterdam Schiphol airport re creation at the Aviodrome Aviation Museum. This model was likely made by Matthias Verkuyl, circa 1960.

By Henry Tenby (Copyright 2020) – see below for photos. Along with my good friend Niels Dam, I recently had the opportunity to visit the fantastic Aviodrome aviation museum in Lelystad in the Netherlands. Given the Netherlands rich aviation history spanning back over 100 years with both KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the famous Dutch […]