Fly Past

September 2018 FLYPAST 53

An Eclectic Gathering

of Hawkair Aviation (formerly

G-AMLK) to the left of the building.

The bulbous, twin-engined machine

has been maintained in good

condition. To the right were several

more modern aircraft, Avro Canada

CF-100 Canuck 100759, McDonnell

CF-101B Voodoo 101038, Canadair

CL-13 Sabre 3 (Canadian-built

F-86J) 19200, CT-133 Silver Star

133089, CL-219 Freedom Fighter

116815, and CL41A Tutor 114076,

the latter in a Snowbirds display

team livery. Also parked outside

was Waco UPF-7 CF-LEK, which

is airworthy and available for

pleasure flights.

The aircraft hall, due to be

replaced in the future with a major

new building, is currently a little

overcrowded. It also incorporates

an ‘Aviation Hall of Fame’ featuring

details on several luminaries of

Canadian aviation. The latter

was opened in 1974 in Edmonton,

moving to Reynolds in 1992. Pilots

profiled include those from both

civil and military backgrounds.

Large panels are adorned with

portraits, citations, photographs,

and other memorabilia. These are

currently scattered around the hall,

placed where space will allow, and

will certainly look better when the

new building is opened.

The hall’s centrepiece is Douglas

C-47A 41-18471, in front of which

is a replica of the ‘Silver Dart’,

the first aircraft to fly in Canada

(in 1909). Nearby is Canadian

Car and Foundry-built Hawker

Hurricane XII 5418, and next to

this is former RCAF Beech C-18S

Expeditor C-FSIF (RCAF 1387), and

Fleet 7C Fawn ‘220’. These are

the only military aircraft present;

most exhibits showcase Canada’s

great history of civil aviation and

bush flying. Representing the

latter are Bellanca Skyrocket

CF-DCH, Republic RC-3 Seabee

C-GCEK, Laird LCB-200 CF-APY,

Curtiss 50C Robin CF-ALZ, de

Havilland Puss Moth CF-AVC,

The Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Canada comprises an intriguing – and vast – range

of aircraft and vehicles. Ken Cothliff reports.

Bristol 170-31M Freighter C-GYQS is among the museum’s star attractions. The attraction’s Laird LCB-200 mail plane, CF-APY.

A Curtiss JN-4 Canuck is suspended from the ceiling. The frame of Cessna EC-1 NC199V, one of just two built.

Conair Firecat ‘67’ is on display outside the

Reynolds-Alberta Museum. ALL AUTHOR