Buffalo Airways: Propliners of the North
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The world’s biggest operator of 1950s generation Propliners of the North aircraft is none other than Buffalo Airways, based in Yellowknife, in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories.
Owned by NWT aviation entrepreneur Joe McBryan, Buffalo Airways operates an impressive fleet of cargo DC4s, DC3s, Curtiss C46 Commandos, and firefighter PBY Cansos. Also the Douglas and Curtis Propliners of the North earn their keep hauling cargo from Yellowknife to remote communities and mining camps across Canada’s Arctic.
Over the past three decades, Joe built up his company from small light aircraft operation to one of largest privately owned aircraft fleets in Canada. Because this DVD program will allow you to experience the flights of a lifetime! So, we’re serving up a generous sampling of this Airways’ fleet activities on for the most discerning of propliner fans.
In Propliners of the North celibration, join airline videographer Henry Tenby aboard Buffalo’s DC3 and DC4 aircraft as they earn their keep doing what they know best. Hauling cargo in some of the harshest conditions on the planet, also under the command of some of the finest pilots to be found anywhere! We also take you along for several air-to-air photo sorties but you’ll need a seatbelt as this kind of work is not for the faint of heart!
Show Programs
Introduction
Salamida Diamond Exploration Oct/93
Buffalo DC4 trip Yellowknife-Pelly Bay-Yellowknife June 12/93
Buffalo Airways C46 C-GTPO Air-to-Air May 8/94
The Buffalo Airways Canso C-FPQM Air-to-Air July 27/96
Buffalo Airways Canso C-FOFI Air-to-Air Aug 11/96
Buffalo Airways DC3 trip Yellowknife-Devries Lake Jan 14/93
The Buffalo Airways DC-3 C-FLFR Air-to-Air July 27/96
Total running time: 101 minutes
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Was that Vancouver in the intro? My wife and I had the pleasure of taking a flight in one of those DHC-2’s while waiting for our Cruise to Alaska in 2008.
Hi Roy, Yes you have a keen eye! That was filmed down near the float plane docks in Coal Harbour. You can’t beat a DHC-2 Beaver sight-seeing flight when in Vancouver. The price is right and the view is wonderful. Highly recommended .. as you well know!