MINI Posted January 20, 2005 Report Posted January 20, 2005 Sir JBC.. How are ya.Yes I believe GUT was there just as I was finishing up.If that was the kinda greeny blue and white one.It used to belong to Buffalo out of Fort Simpson.If that is the one.Tom Kerkoff ferried it to Oshawa when Tony bought it.The other one doesnt ring a bell. Take care and hope your not to cold up there........ Mini.. Quote
twovee_2 Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 Cap" were any of the SL4'S Klondikes C-FYTP or C-FSIE ? Where there many others in Canada? Quote
cap Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 twovee_2 ------In short.....yupper, one was...can't remember the letters. I don't think there were that many. In the hands of an "artist", it was an impressive machine to watch. That also would be about late winter '68. At least not that long before CANWEST got going. Quote
twovee_2 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 Cap: SIE was the one that Stretch tuned up. YTP was the last one Klondike had. Not sure were it ended up? My “ Artist” SL4 rides were from JL,KO, Terry C on the Canmore mountain course with the G2 KPC as back up. The Canwest start would have been in Hanger 4 in YYC then across the ramp. Fond times. Quote
cap Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 Did Ernie Y ever fly them? I first met him at High level in the Fall of '68 on an 1100 and never did see him fly anything piston. I'd give my right arm to work with 'ol Stretch again, but that's one privilege I'll never have. G2 as back-up for an SL4? You gotta be kidding. Talk about "culture-shock". Quote
widgeon Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 and this one the first helicopter I saw up close. Quote
widgeon Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 and one more , Oops another view of the first one on the thread. In canada did Fleet build a helicopter in the early 50's ? anyone got any pics ?. Quote
twinstar_ca Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 widgeon, put the word westland in front of your name and that's the 1st one.. #2 is a bristol sycamore, and of course #3 is still a skeeter... :up: Quote
widgeon Posted January 22, 2005 Report Posted January 22, 2005 The fleet model was the Dorman lz-5 , anyone have any pictures of it ?. I think the Widgeon was one of Westlands first attempts at a civil helicopter . Quote
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