| Country |
New
arrival |
a/c type
(Click here) |
Photo |
Remarks |
| US a/c |
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A-1H
Skyraider
(Douglas) |
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I photographed an A-1H Skyraider which was preserved and displayed at National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
It was preserved in very good conditions. |
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A-1E
Skyraider
(Douglas) |
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I photographed a couple of A-1E Skyraiders at aviation museums in the US.
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EA-1E/F
Skyraider
(Douglas) |
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I photographed a couple of EA-1F ECM aircraft and a EA-1E AEW aircraft at aviation museums in the US.
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| NEW photos added |
AF-2S
Guardian
(Grumman) |
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I photographed an AF-2S Guardian which was preserved and displayed at National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida,
and I took some photos of the Fire Fighting Guardian in the US. |
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B-26K
Invader
(Douglas) |
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I photographed a total of three B-26Ks preserved at museums in the US.
All upper surface details are covered in this page. |
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C-1A
Trader
(Grumman) |
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I photographed a total of three C-1A Traders in aviation museums in the U.S.. |
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C-45
Expeditor
(Beechcraft) |
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I photographed one each of C-45H, UC-45B and RC-45J in the US, together with an ex-JMSDF SNB-4 in Japan. |
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C-46A
Commando
(Curtiss) |
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I photographed an ex-JASDF C-46A navaids calibration aircraft preserved and displayed at JASDF's Hamamatsu Airpark.
The color scheme was high-visibility orange and silver overall. Good for modeling!! |
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LC-47H
R4D-5L
(Douglas) |
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I photographed the USN VX-6's LC-47H "Que Sera Sera" at Pensacola, which landed at the South Pole in October 1956.
The aircraft was still preserved in very good condition. |
| Recent |
C-54D/G
Skymaster
(Douglas) |
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I photographed a total of three C54 transports at aviation museums in the US. |
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VC-54C
Sacred Cow
(Douglas) |
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I photographed an US presidential aircraft VC-54C "Sacred Cow"
which was preserved and displayed at National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio.
The aircraft was preserved in very good conditions. |
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KC-97G/L
Strato Tanker
(Boeing) |
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I photographed a total of 4 KC-97G/L Stratotankers displayed at aviation museums in the US (three a/c) and in Spain (one a/c).
I also uploaded some cockpit photos which I took in Charlotte, NC. |
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VC-118A
Independence
(Douglas) |
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I photographed an US presidential aircraft VC-118A "Independence"
which was preserved and displayed at National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, Ohio.
The aircraft was preserved in very good conditions. |
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C-119C/G
Flying Boxcar
(Fairchild) |
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I photographed a C-119C of former "Hemet Valley Flying Service" at Pima Air Museum, and a C-119G displayed at March Field Air Museum
in November 2017. |
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EC-121D/T
Warning Star
(Lockheed) |
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I photographed a couple of EC-121 Warning Stars, which were preserved & displayed at aviation museums in the US.
One of them was the world's only flyable EC-121 preserved at Yanks Air Museum in Chino, CA. |
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(H)C-123B/K
Provider
(Fairchild) |
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I photographed a total of three C-123K Providers and one HC-123B at various aviation museums in the US. |
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C-130(transport)
Hercules
(Lockheed) |
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I uploaded walkaround photos of the USAF and the JASDF C-130 transports, together with some photos of Civil C-130 and the CAF CC-130H. |
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A/E/MC-130
(non-transport types)
(Lockheed) |
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I uploaded some photos of the USAF AC-/EC-/MC-130 aircraft. Please refer to the item below for the USCG HC-130H photos |
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HC-130H
USCG/Hercules
(Lockheed) |
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I photographed the USCG HC-130H from Sacramento at Miramar Airshow in 2011. |
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C-131(T-29)
Samaritan
(Convair) |
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I photographed a total of three C-131 (HC-131A, VC-131D, C-131F) Samaritan and one T-29B, which were displayed at aviation museums in the US.
Some photos of cockpit and cabin details of the ex-USCG's HC-131A are included. |
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E-1B
Tracer
(Grumman) |
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I took photos of three E-1Bs preserved at Pima(AZ), USS.Yorktown(SC) and Pensacola(FL) museums.
I was able to photograph upper surfaces of the fuselage and wings of the Pima and USS.Yorktown a/c. |
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E-2C
Hawkeye
(Grumman) |
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I photographed the E-2C displayed at the USS.Midway Museum in San Diego in 2011. |
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JRF-5
G-21A Goose
(Grumman) |
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I photographed an ex-USA JRF-5 Goose which was preserved at Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.
It was preserved in very good conditions. |
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O-1E(L-19A)
Bird Dog
(Cessna) |
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I photographed a total of four O-1 Bird Dogs in the US. |
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O-2A
Skymaster
(Cessna) |
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I photographed a couple of O-2 Skymasters in the US. |
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AP-2E/H
Neptune
(Lockheed) |
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Both AP-2E(US Army) and AP-2H(USN) were operated at Cam Ranh Bay, S.Vietnam during
the Vietnam war, and one of each a/c is still preserved at Ft.Rucker(AL) and Pima(AZ).
I concentrated mainly on the areas which were modified from the original Neptune. |
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SP-2E/H
Neptune
(Lockheed) |
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Walkaround photos of a SP-2H (P2V-7) taken at National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola in 2019
and a SP-2E(P2V-5F) taken at Pueblo Weisbord Aircraft Museum in 2013. |
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P-3C
Orion
(Lockheed) |
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I uploaded a lot of photos of the US and the Japanese Orions, together with some photos of the Canadian CT-140 Aurora |
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UP-3A
Orion
(Lockheed) |
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I photographed a couple of UP-2As in Hawaii and in Japan(Misawa). |
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S-2
Tracker
(Grumman) |
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I photographed a total of five S-2 Trackers (including an US-2B and a water bomber) in the U.S. |
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T-28B/C
Trojan
(North American) |
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I photographed a total seven T-28B/C Trojans, of which four of them are privately
owned flyable a/c displayed at airshows in the US. The remainning three are museum
aircraft I photographed in Pueblo/CO, Alameda(USS.Hornet) and in Dayton/OH. |
| Recent |
HU-16A
Albatross
(Grumman) |
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I photographed an Italian HU-16A Albatross at the Italian Air Force Museum in 2014. |
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HU-16B/E
Albatross
(Grumman) |
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I photographed one HU-16B(USAF) and two HU-16Es(USCG) at museums in the US. As you know, Trumpeter released a 1/48 scale model of
the HU-16A Albatross and I think some of you are interested in building the kit. I plan to build one after they release the "B" model in the future. |
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OV-1A
Mohawk
(Grumman) |
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I took a lot of walkaround photos of the OV-1A Mohawk preserved at an aviation museum in Chino, California in 2018. |
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OV-1D
Mohawk
(Grumman) |
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I took a lot of walkaround photos of two OV-1D Mohawks preserved at an aviation museum in Charlotte, NC in 2007. |
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a/c types
under
construction |
*OV-10 Bronco, |
British
a/c |
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Chipmunk
T.10
(de Havilland) |
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I photographed a couple of flyable Chipmunks displayed at Waddington airshow
and another Chipmunk preserved at Newark Air Museum in June-July 2014. |
| NEW |
Defender
4000
(Britten-Norman) |
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I photographed a Defender 4000 of the Army Air Corps which was displayed at Waddington Airshow in 2014. |
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Gannet
AEW.3/AS.6/COD.4
(Fairey) |
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I photographed a total of five Gannet AEW.3/AS.6/COD.4 at aviation museums in UK, US and Germany during 2008-2014. |
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Hastings
C.1A/T.5
(Handley Page) |
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I photographed a total of three Hastings (one "C.1A" transport and two "T.5" bombardier/radar trainers)
at aviation museums in England during June-July 2014. |
| NEW photos added |
P.66Pembroke
(Percival) |
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I photographed a total of four Pembrokes, two RAF machines (C.1), one Belgium machine (C.51) and
one Luftwaffe one (C.54) at various aviation museums in Europe. |
| Recent |
Shackleton
AEW.2
(Avro) |
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I took a lot of walkaround photos of the Shackleton AEW.2 which was displayed at Pima Air Museum in Arizona. |
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Shackleton
MR.3
(Avro) |
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I photographed a Shackleton displayed at Newark Air Museum in England in 2015.
I hear that Airfix is going to release the new Shackleton kit soon, so I decided to upload some(Not so many) Shackleton photos on this page. |
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SC.7Skyvan
3A
(Short) |
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I took walk-around photos of a Short SC.7 Skyvan of Invicta Aviation which was displayed at RAF Waddington airshow in July 2014. |
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Twin Pioneer
CC.2
(Scotish Aviation) |
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I took walk-around photos of a Scotish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.2, which was preserved and displayed at RAF Museum Cosford in June 2014. |
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a/c types
under
construction |
*Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander, |
Russian
a/c |
New photos added |
An-2
Colt
(Antonov) |
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I photographed a total of five An-2s in Europe and in the US. |
| New photos added |
An-26
(Antonov) |
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I photographed a total of four An-26s of the following air forces such as +Serbian AF(active), +Hungarian AF(avtive),
+ex-German AF(museum) and +ex-Polish AF(museum). |
European
a/c |
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Br.1150
Atlantic
(Breguet) |
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I photographed French and German Atlantics at aviation museums in France and in Germany. |
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C-27J
Spartan
(Alenia) |
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I photographed a total of three C-27J Spartan transports (two from Italian AF and a single C-27J from Lithuanian AF),
which were displayed at recent airshows in England and in Austria. |
| NEW |
C-160
Transall |
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I took some walkaround photos of a few C-160s of Luftwaffe and French Air Force in Europe. |
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C212
Aviocar
(CASA) |
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I photographed a couple of ex-Spanish Air Force Aviocars displayed at Spanish AF Museum near Madrid in 2011. |
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CN.235
HC-144A
(CASA) |
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I photographed a South Korean AF's CN.235M displayed at Osan air show in 2012.
I also pictured an USCG's HC-144A displayed at Memphis airshow in 2011. |
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CN.235MPA
(CASA) |
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I photographed a Turkish Navy CN.235MPA ASW aircraft which was displayed at Waddington airshow in 2014. |
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F-27(C-31A)
Frendship
(Fokker) |
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I took some walkaround photos of the U.S.Army C-31A (Gilden Knights' jump ship) and an ex-FedEx F-27-500 Friendship. |
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Ju-52/3m
(Junkers) |
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I photographed JU-AIR's Ju-52/3m (once operated by the Swiss Air Force) at Dubendorf, Switzerland in 2007.
I was able to photograph interior details of the cockpit and the main cabin. |
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Ju-52/3m
(CASA 352L) |
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I photographed the Ju-52 licence built by CASA (designated as "CASA 352L") at RAF Museum Cosford in 2018. |
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L-410 UVP
Turbolet
(LET) |
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I photographed a Slovakian L-410 UVP transport which was displayed at RAF Waddington Airshow in 2014. |
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N-2501
Noratlas
(Nord) |
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I photographed a total of four Noratlas (two French a/c and two German a/c) in
France and in Germany. I was able to photograph the cockpit and cabin interior
together with the upper surfaces of the fuselage/wing at a museum in Bordeaux. |
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PC-6
Turbo Porter
(Pilatus) |
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I photographed an Austrian Air Force PC-6 Turbo-Porter displayed at Zeltweg airshow in July 2011.
I also photographed a Japanese Turbo-Porter which was once operated by the "National Institute of Polar Research"
at the museum near Komatsu Air Base.
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a/c types
under
construction |
None |
Canadian
a/c |
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CL-215
(Canadair) |
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I photographed two CL-215 water bombers preserved in Europe.
One was a French (Securite Civil) one preserved in Bordeaux and the other one was an ex-Spanish AF CL-215 preserved near Madrid, Spain. |
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DHC-2 (U-6)
Beaver
(de Havilland Canada) |
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I photographed an USAF's U-6A (Beaver) at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio. I also photographed a couple of Civilian DHC-2 Beavers displayed at airshows in Canada and in the US.
Also, I uploaded some walk-around photos of a civilian DHC-2 Beaver with floats taken at a sea-plane base in Alaska. |
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DHC-3 (U-1)
Otter
(de Havilland Canada) |
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I photographed an US.Army's U-1A (Otter) at the Army's Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker, Alabama. I also photographed an US.Navy's NU-1B preserved at the USN's Aviation Museum
at Pensacola, Florida. A "Torbo Otter" in civil use with floats was also photographed in Alaska. |
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DHC-4 (C-7A)
Caribou
(de Havilland Canada) |
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I photographed a Vietnam veteran C-7A Caribou which was preserved and displayed at "Museum of Aviation" in Georgia in May 2010.
I also uploaded some photos of ex-Spanish AF Caribou displayed at Spanish AF Museum near Madrid. |
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DHC-5 (CC-115)
Buffalo
(de Havilland Canada) |
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I photographed a DHC-5 (CAF designation CC-115) Buffalo which was displayed at Abbotsford airshow in August 2013. |
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DHC-8 (CT-142)
Dash 8
(de Havilland Canada) |
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I photographed a DHC-8 (CAF designation CT-142) navigation trainer and another DHC-8 of Transport Canada operated under the National Aerial Surveillance Program.
Both of them were displayed at Abbotsford airshow in August 2013. |
