Aircraft Photo of C-GWIR | Douglas DC-3(C) | Buffalo Airways | AirHistory.net #388213
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GWIR
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-3
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-3(C)
C/n (msn):9371
Operator Titles:Buffalo Airways
Location
City / Airport:Hay River - Merlyn CarterMap
Region / Country:Northwest Territories, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYHY   IATA: YHY   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:9 June 2007
Photo by:Danny Grew
Photo ID: 388213
Photo Comment

Note the flat tyre. The previous evening I had flown into YHY (from Yellowknife) on this a/c. I watched it depart YHY a little later and noticed smoke coming from the port engine. The aircraft made a circuit and landed, bursting its starboard tyre on landing. It was still awaiting attention when I took this photo the next morning. This same aircraft suffered an accident after take off from Yellowknife 19 Aug 2013. This time it was the starboard engine just as the aircraft rotated. A combination of being overweight and the prop not fully feathering resulted in an off airport emergency landing.

This photo is copyright © Danny Grew, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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