And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
'Frans van Zelm responded to above email exchange: "This is Fairchild F-27J CF-GND (c/n 113) which crashlanded at Resolute Bay 12Jun68 (afaik; conflicting data is reported: also 15Jun68 is mentioned...). F-27J CF-GNG (114) crashed at Inuvik 20Dec69. Registration was cancelled 14Feb70."
Name that airplane. C47? I'm no expert.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not a C-47 because it is a shoulder-decker and the C-47 wasn't.
ReplyDeleteHard to tell what it is. I can only tell you what it is not.
Ford Trimotor?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so. The trimo wing engines were suspended under the wings.
DeleteGrumman HU-16?
ReplyDeleteNope, engines on those were higher than the wing
DeleteFairchild Provider C 123
ReplyDeleteC-123 supplied logistical support transport for
Deletethe DEW line in the frozen north
could this be the C-47 that crashed on takeoff
Deleteat Isachsen, Canada on 9 Oct 1949?
please remove last comment, incorrect
ReplyDeletehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/brosha/31035708/
ReplyDeleteI've seen this picture before... That's the Greenland patrol out doing there thing, can't remember the details.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.google.com/maps/place/74%C2%B040'21.5%22N+94%C2%B035'16.4%22W/@74.6726145,-94.5901316,414m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d74.67265!4d-94.5879
ReplyDelete'Frans van Zelm responded to above email exchange: "This is Fairchild F-27J CF-GND (c/n 113) which crashlanded at Resolute Bay 12Jun68 (afaik; conflicting data is reported: also 15Jun68 is mentioned...).
F-27J CF-GNG (114) crashed at Inuvik 20Dec69. Registration was cancelled 14Feb70."