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 […]

NASA – Test Aircraft Photo History

NASA 737-100 N515NA at Langley Research Center March 1978 (Photo by Bruce Stewart)

NASA – Test Aircraft Photo History By Henry Tenby Over the decades NASA has used a varied and interesting mix of aircraft to conduct flight test research for the US based flight and space test and research government agency. NASA has two flight test bases one being at Moffett Field South of San Francisco in […]

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, […]

Air Spray – Aircraft Fleet History

AirSpray B-26 CF-PGP May1973

Air Spray – Aircraft Fleet History Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick Air Spray Ltd. was founded by the late Don Hamilton back in 1954 as a crop spraying operation based in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. In early years is also performed aerial mosquito spraying on contract with the City of Edmonton in 1956. Back in the 1950s, […]

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 […]

Mahalo ATR-42 Demo Flight to NWT AIR at YZF 1994

Yellowknife – October 28 1994: ATR42 demonstration flight to NWT Air YZF-YZF, this was a 30 minute air time local flight. The aircraft was being ferried from the ATR factory in France to Mahalo Airlines in Honolulu, Hawaii, so they stopped in to visit us at NWT Air for a demo. At the time, one […]

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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SHAME on Warrior forum for pushing this service for Warrior Forum Members. I am extremely upset and angry at what has happened and want to warn all other members NOT to purchase this!!!!!! To think that Warrior Forum endorsed this is sickening my stomach. I received a promotional email from Warrior Forum promoting this caption […]

COVID CRISIS AT YVR – TOUR OF THE EMPTY AIRPORT

COVID CRISIS AT YVR - TOUR OF THE EMPTY AIRPORT

April 2, 2020 Report by Henry Tenby As a Vancouver based aviation enthusiast with interest in the aviation hobby and business dating back to at least 1967, I was curious as to how the effects of the deepening COVID crisis were impacting our local airport. Usually a hotbed of flight activity in normal times, with […]

KLM RETIRES PASSENGER 747 FLEET TODAY

Henry Tenby with KLM Boeing 747-300 PH-BUK at Aviodrome, Netherlands.

March 29, 2020 – Vancouver, Canada By Henry Tenby It is with great sadness that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines retired their passenger 747-400 fleet today with the final flight being an inbound combi flight from Mexico City. I received a message this morning from my good friend Niels Dam who was specially in Amsterdam in […]

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 […]

747 SKYBAR at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport – A Report by Henry Tenby

747 SKYBAR at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - A Report by Henry Tenby

Report by Henry Tenby Copyright 2020 As a hard core aviation fan, and a frequent visitor to airports and a fan of nice bars and restaurants while on the road, I had the very pleasant surprise to find the new 747 SKYBAR at the Corendon Hotel at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. This airport is famous for […]

Bob Dros Dutch Master Aircraft Model Maker: – Interviewed by Henry Tenby

Bob Dros Dutch Master Aircraft Model Maker: - Interviewed by Henry Tenby

SEE BELOW FOR MORE VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES: By Henry Tenby, copyright 2020 As a collector of professional aircraft display models for more than thirty years, I have been an admirer of the fabulously accurate and beautiful aircraft models made by Amsterdam based Bob Dros of Bel-Air Models for a very long time. His models […]