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 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 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 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, […]
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 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 […]
Photo taken in flight on the Magalo Air ATR-42 demo flight organized by myself and the manufacturer. I just remember it was fricking cold that day. Dan Murphy, NWZt Air’s General Manager is seated far left. (Henry Tenby photo) Yellowknife – October 28 1994: ATR42 demonstration flight to NWT Air YZF-YZF, this was a 30 […]
(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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SEE PHOTOS BELOW – The Amsterdam Aviation Collector’s Fair was held at the Van Der Valk A4 Schiphol hotel on Sunday, February 23, 2020, and it was an amazing success! The Dutch have easily surpassed the American’s in offering what is now easily the world’s largest aviation and airline collectibles show. Most of the table […]