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Posts By: Henry Tenby

Jack Rees dropping retardant from B-25 1983

Performing practice drops at Hay Camp, Fort Smith, N.W.T. (1983)

B-25 Water Bombers in Fort Smith, N.W.T.

World War two B-25 Mitchell Bombers used as Water Bombers/Air Tankers in Wood Buffalo National Park, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1984

Building vacuum formed aircraft models with Clinton H. Groves

http://henrytenby.com/DVDs/vacuumdvd.html In this 2 hour instructional DVD, Clinton H. Groves explains in great detail how to successfully build vacuum formed aircraft models. Clint Groves was the founder and President of ATP, which specialized in the sale of airliner kits and decals. Clint produced this video in the mid 1980s to explain to his customers how …Read more »

Airline business in the Congo – Part II

Produced by French TV, this news report from Kinshasa explains the current state of the airline industry in the Congo. The Congo based airlines operate with patched up Russian built An-24s and IL-18s, or old 727s purchased out of the Mojave desert. The country lacks basic airline safety regulations: this news report shows people living …Read more »

Airline business in the Congo – Part I

Produced by French TV, this news report from Kinshasa explains the current state of the airline industry in the Congo. The Congo based airlines operate with patched up Russian built An-24s and IL-18s, or old 727s purchased out of the Mojave desert. The country lacks basic airline safety regulations: this news report shows people living …Read more »

Boeing 727-200 nearly crash

This CAA B727 tailstriked, lost its tailskid, overran the runway and nearly crashed in Kamina base (RDC). The reason? Nothing unusual here, just an overweight of about 5 tons!!!Good luck on your next trip to Congo