NWT Air Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules Salamida Airlift 1993
In the Fall of 1993, an isolated gravel airstrip 160 air miles north of Yellowknife named Salamida. It was the scene of a massive, two million pound airlift. This set Canada’s Northwest Territories on course to becoming a major world producer of diamonds. At the time, aviation videographer Henry Tenby employed by NWT Air Lockheed …Read more »
British Aviation Industry 1920s to 1950s
This information black and while film examines aircraft development in Britain during the first half of the Twentieth Century between, between the late 1920s and the early 1950s. It was actually a remarkable period, during which Britain advanced from the bi-plane to the supersonic jet, in a span of barely 25-30 years. Of course World …Read more »
Buffalo Airways: Propliners of the North
The world’s biggest operator of 1950s generation Propliners of the North aircraft is none other than Buffalo Airways, based in Yellowknife, in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories. Owned by NWT aviation entrepreneur Joe McBryan, Buffalo Airways operates an impressive fleet of cargo DC4s, DC3s, Curtiss C46 Commandos, and firefighter PBY Cansos. Also the Douglas and Curtis …Read more »
My Amazing Flight on Hawaii Mars
Sunday August 11, 2024: Just 2 hours ago Hawaii Mars C-FLYL made its last ever flight and landing at Pat Bay Victoria. Henry Tenby of JetFlix is one of the few people to have flown on the Martin Mars Hawaii Mars air tanker flying boat, and he filmed the entire experience using two TV broadcast …Read more »
Flying the Bristol Freighter Part I (1992-1994)
From 1989 until 1999, the wilds of Northwestern British Columbia was the setting for the world’s last working Bristol Freighter operation. In Flying the Bristol Freighter Part I Engineer Paul Hawkins had the good fortune of being able to extensively film Bristol Freighters C-FDFC and C-FTPA on the job with Terrace based Trans-Provincial Airlines. In this …Read more »
Convair 580 Celebration at Vancouver International Airport
The Geriatric Convair 580 smoke belching cargo machines have been a YVR staple for decades and these aging relics from the distant past are fascinating beasts. Henry Tenby filmed these propliner classics earning their keep at Vancouver over the decades and is pleased to serve up this more than generous helping of action footage in …Read more »
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