On 17 August 1978 she crashed at Lydd Airport, Kent, when aircraft ran to the the left of the runway during it's take-off roll, pilot tried to correct but crashed onto the intersecting runway and the Dakota burnt out (photographer not known)

Photographer: Claudio Maranta - ex OY-DFO, OO-SBL - sold as G-AZSI

The RCAF's first Starfighter began as Lockheed built F-104A 56-779. It was later converted to YF-104G configuration with updated avionics. Taken on strength in March 1961 while still at Lockheed and officially delivered June 27, 1963 retaining F-104A structure. The sleek fighter would set a Canadian altitude record of 100,110 ft on December 14, 1967. The aircraft was later transferred to the National Aeronautical Collection in Ottawa.

Several of Universal's Argosy aircraft were parked at Willow Run

Operated by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. In 1974 the company became a crown corporation and was officially named Ontario Hydro (which had been the commission's nickname).

from my collection, photographer unknown, built in 1944 the Skymaster was in service for the US Army Air Forces and the US Navy before civil operations started in May 1947 for Colonial Airlines as N93267, merged into Eastern Airlines in 1956, but sold on to PSA and in operation for them until April 1962 when it was purchased by Mercer Enterprises. To Canadian Arctic Co.-Op. in Dec 1969 and operated furtheron for Air Commonwealth as CF-QIX, later C-FQIX, damaged and w/o after a take-off accident at Thompson, Manitoba in June 1979, whilst operating for Aero Trades Western. Location is a guess.

Photographer: Not known.

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Registered N123H while owned by International Harvester Co 1957 - 59, this Beech E18S was registered CF-LPC when transferred to International Harvester Co of Canada on April 5, 1959 . Bought by Carl Millard in April 1966, the aircraft suffered an engine fire while starting on January 19, 1974. Bought "as is" by Gilley Airways 10 days later, it was repaired enough for ferry to the USA as N81GA in June . Sold to K & K Aircraft in October 1974, it was probably used for parts as the aircraft's Certificate of Airworthiness was not renewed after 1974.

Crashed at Cecil Plains, Queensland on December 23, 2003.