Posts By: Henry Tenby
Buffalo Airways Propliners of the North
Owned by NWT aviation entrepreneur Joe McBryan, Buffalo Airways operates an impressive fleet of cargo DC4s, DC3s, Curtis C46 Commandos, and firefighter PBY Cansos. The Douglas and Curtis propliners earn their keep hauling cargo from the Yellowknife base to remote communities and mining camps across Canada’s Arctic.In this propliner DVD celibration by AirlineHobby.com DVDs, we …Read more »
NWT Air Lockheed Electra C-FIJV
On February 1, 1991, Yellowkife-based Air Canada Connector NWT Air operated Canada’s last passenger Lockheed L188 Electra scheduled service. Combi Electra C-FIJV operated the Yellowknife-Coppermine-Cambride-Coppermine-Yellowknife routing under the command of Captain John Sorenson and his crew. In this program, Henry Tenby takes us aboard the second to last final day of scheduled passenger Lockheed Electra …Read more »
Varig Electra retirement JAN 2 1992
Varig retired their Lockheed Electras on JAN 2 1992 and this Brazilian tv newscast marks the retirement of the Electra from Varig service.
Onboard Reeve Aleutian Lockheed Electra
Reeve Aleutian Airways was the oldest airline in Alaska, founded by Alaskan aviation pioneer Robert C. Reeve in 1932. Reeve’s niche operation focused service on the remote Aleutian island chain, and the Reeve fleet was comprised of two Boeing 727-100 combis, and three immaculate Lockheed L188 Electras. In December, 1999, Reeve Aleutian Airways ceased operations …Read more »
Viscount and Vanguard action Coventry 1996
In the mid 1990s, most of the freight that passed through Coventry’s night-time freight hub was transported aboard vintage propliners, including Vickers Viscounts and at the time, the world’s last operational Vickers Vanguard. Henry Tenby captured this magic on video during several visits in 1995 and 1996. This AirlineHobby.com DVD program features ear-piercing Viscount and …Read more »
Hawker Siddeley HS748 in Canada
Bring your ear defenders and woolies, as we’re going on three trips out of Yellowknife with First Air. You’ll enjoy time on the HS748 flight deck, back in the cargo hold, as well as time in the passenger cabin, enjoying life on the HS748 as she earns her keep. This AirlineHobby.com DVD filmed by Henry …Read more »
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