The Dash-7 STOL Experience, story and photos by Henry Tenby An international group of lucky aviation fans recently sampled and savoured a very special flight aboard an iconic De Havilland Canada Dash-7, the rugged, reliable, and highly maneuverable airliner which has largely disappeared from scheduled airline service, yet remains highly elusive for flight hounds seeking […]
Report by Henry Tenby As always, I attended this year’s airline collectibles show at Schwanheim in early November, and it never fails to impress. As the photos below demonstrate, there was a again a very impressive selection of models on offer for sale for discerning model collectors, at all price points from entry level at […]
PURCHASE YOUR COPY BELOW – $36.95 USD + actual postage cost “THE FIRST BLUE BOOK FOR DISPLAY MODEL COLLECTORS“ Aircraft Display Model Collector, Investor & Appraisal Guide – 162 pages all colour / First Edition by Henry Tenby: CLICK HERE for purchase options Created and printed in Canada, welcome to this, the first essential guide […]
ウィングクラブデスクトップモデルショップ東京 All serious collectors of professional aircraft display models that are visiting Tokyo, Japan, owe it themselves to invest their time and effort in a visit to the WING CLUB Desktop Model shop in Minato-Ku, Tokyo when next in Japan. Embed Video The shop was opened back in 1990, when fellow collector Mr. Masayuki Kano […]
Air Ontario – Great Lakes Airlines Airline History written by Dr. John Blatherwick Great Lakes Airlines was formed in January, 1961, to provide executive transport for the Homes-Blunt Company of Sarnia. Most of the traffic was to Toronto and back utilizing light twin engine aircraft. Two DC-3s were purchased in 1967 to supplement the company’s […]
North Cariboo Flying Service – Aircraft Fleet History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick: North Cariboo Flying Service dates its history back into the 1970s when a former Finnair Convair 440 was acquired for passenger charter work. The aircraft was a frequent resident at Vancouver and by the early to mid 1980s a Convair 640 was […]