By now you would think this 65 year old would be up north for fire season. Nice to be able to find it in Red Deer though.

To Carib West Airways as 8P-CWA in 1972 but later returned to the US and its old rego. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

In fake markings, with a serial based on the aircraft's c/n. After years of storage at Avra Valley, AZ, this aircraft was flown to North Weald in late Sep 2002, together with C-54Q N44914 seen parked behind. Both were intended for use in a movie about the Berlin Airlift, but this project was cancelled and neither aircraft flew again. N31356 was eventually broken up here 13 years later, in early Dec 2015. Its forward fuselage was trucked out to the RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre (part of the Gulliver's World theme park) near Warrington on 9 Dec 2015. N44914 was still at North Weald by Jun 2018.

N90440 was sold in France as F-BFCP in 1962. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Scrapped

Reregistered N188S with Standard Airways in August 1961. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

After sitting idle for quite a long time, this sprayer is being readied to go back into action.

Buffalo Joe's Tanker 56 is undergoing maintenance at Red Deer.

VH-TAE at rest ahead of a busy night hauling freight

Reregistered N97810 in 1986.

This DC-4 was seized at Basel in 1962/1963, and illegally flown to Brussels on 14 June 1963 with fake registration N2894C, where it was seized again. It remained stored there until bought by Rudy Hannecaert in July 1967 and trucked to Geraardsbergen (Grammont), Belgium, with the intention of using it as a bar. The bar never opened and in May 1971 the aircraft was taken over by Armand Coessens, dismantled again and trucked from Geraardsbergen to the nearby airfield at Overboelare, for use as a clubhouse and bar for the local flying club. By 2001 it was no longer in use as such, but it remained there "preserved" in the appaling condition seen here, still as N2894C and with faded Trans Atlantic Airlines titles still visible.

This DC-4 was seized at Basel in 1962/1963, and illegally flown to Brussels on 14 June 1963 with fake registration N2894C, where it was seized again. It remained stored there until acquired by Rudy Hannecaert in July 1967 and trucked to Geraardsbergen (Grammont), Belgium, with the intention of using it as a bar. The bar never opened and in May 1971 the aircraft was taken over by Armand Coessens, dismantled again and trucked from Geraardsbergen to the nearby airfield at Overboelare. Here it was used as a clubhouse and bar for the local flying club. By 2001 it was no longer in use as such, but it remained there "preserved" in the appaling condition seen here, still as N2894C and with faded Trans Atlantic Airlines titles still visible.

Former 42-72740, now on display in Busan