CAF Transport and SAR aircraft

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CC129 Dakota
(C-47 Skytrain)

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(1)  CAF Gooney birds were a common site n ELP until their departure from service in the late 1980s.  CC12933 was built as C-47A 42-93468.  (CB)
(2)  Originally built as C-47A 42-92531 this aircraft became 12942 when CAF C-47s were re-designated CC129.  She is shown here as N471AF while         based at El Paso International in the mod 1990s. (CB)
(3)  CC12950, also a C-47A, was built as 42-92712.  She is shown sunning herself at ELP in 1983.   (Gerald McMasters)
(4)  C-47A 42-92419 eventually became CC12963 and is shown here in 1982.  (CB)
 

CC109 Cosmopolitan
(Convair 540)

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 (1) The Cosmopolitan provided reliable service from 1960 until its retirement in 1994. 10915 is shown taxiing at El Paso International Airport  in                1991.  (CB)
(2&3)  109154 and 157 at ELP in 1980.  (CB)
(4)  109159 taxiing to the runway 04 at ELP in 1993.  This was to be the last active CC109 I was to see.  (CB)

 

CC115 Buffalo
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(1)  The CC115 Buffalo has been in service since 1967 and is still providing SAR service for the CAF.  Initial they were also used as transports, as        115453 was when photographed at El Paso in 1980.  (CB)
(2)   465 at ELP in 1988.  In this photo she shows a different type of camouflage from the RAF type on 453.  (CB)
(3)   Five years later 465 has adopted the yellow SAR scheme.  (CB)


CC130 Hercules
(C-130E Hercules)

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(1)  The C-130 has been a workhorse for the CAF since its introduction to servivce in 1960.  The RCAF and later CAF, have flown the C-130B, E and        H.  130307 is a C-130E, photographed at El Paso in  1997.  (CB)
(2)  319 is shown sitting on the transient ramp in 1985.  (CB)
(3)  late afternoon and 321 is taxiing in at ELP in 1982.  (CB)
(4)  Loading cargo onto 323 in 1980.  (CB)
(5)  A summer morning departure is in line for 325 in 1979.  (CB)

 

CC138 Twin Otter


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(1)  Just as many civilian operator, the CAF has found the Twin Otter to be a very rugged airframe.   Well suited for Arctic operations, the CC138 is          no more out of place in the middle of the desert.  13892 at the 1997 Amigo Airsho.  (CB)
(2)  03 at the 1994 Amigo Airsho.  (CB)

 
CT142 Dash-8
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(1)  The CT142 is a navigation trainer based on the commercial Dash-8 airliner and all CT142s are operated by  402 Squadron.  142804 is on display at the 2000 Amigo Airsho.  (CB)
(3)  806 is on display at the 1997 Amigo Airsho.  (CB)


 






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