| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GWIR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
| C/n (msn): | 9371 |
| Operator Titles: | Buffalo Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | YellowknifeMap |
| Region / Country: | Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYZF IATA: YZF Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 April 2015 |
| Photo by: | Erik Sleutelberg |
| Photo ID: | 260108 |
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On August 19, 2013, WIR suffered a complex engine failure during take-off while also being unintentionally overloaded. Not even able to reach 200ft AGL, she came to a sliding stop short of a Yellowknife runway, luckily without injury to persons. Part of the resulting damage can be seen on the nose. Her career started as USAAF 42-23509 in 1943, then Czechoslovak government as OK-VAV and French air force, including combat duty again, as 23509. Went civil as F-WSGY and eventually, in 1975, became C-GWIR. Smoke jumper platform as well as combined passenger-freighter aircraft with Buffalo. This photo is copyright © Erik Sleutelberg, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 July 2020, and has since been viewed 3013 times. |