by Diana Trafford | Sep 13, 2021 | Ferry Command, Gander
Twenty years ago, 42 aircraft descended on Gander. Not by choice. The date was September 11, 2001. An hour after the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shut down American air space. All pilots halfway...
by Diana Trafford | Aug 4, 2021 | Consolidated Catalina, Flying boat, Gander, RAF Transport Command
The Royal Air Force Transport Command (RAFTC), formerly Ferry Command, faced one of its toughest jobs in the spring of 1944 – to diplomatically help Russian aircrews ferry four dozen PBN-1 Nomads from the eastern seaboard of the United States to Murmansk. There...
by Darrell Hillier | Aug 2, 2021 | Ferry Command, Gander, Radio
Welcome Back to Newfoundland Author Darrell Hillier Flights of History welcomes returning guest author Darrell Hillier, whose research focuses on Ferry Command and Gander aviation generally. His new book, North Atlantic Crossroads, launched officially on 31...
by Diana Trafford | Jul 29, 2021 | Consolidated Catalina, Flying boat, Gander, RAF Transport Command
Background In 1944, a total of 138 PBN-1 Nomads were made available to the U.S.S.R. by the United States under its Lend-Lease program. Of these, 48 were destined for Russia’s Northern Fleet (Bu numbers 02795 to 02856). An improved version of Consolidated...
by Darrell Hillier | Nov 28, 2017 | Bruce Watt, Ferry Command, Gander, Lockheed Hudson
Welcome to guest author Darrell Hillier Canadian Aviation Historical Society member Darrell Hillier, whose special interests include Ferry Command and Gander aviation over the years, tells the full story of Hudson T9446 which crashed in December 1940 with my...
by Diana Trafford | Jun 18, 2017 | Ferry Command, Gander, Jackie Cochran, Lockheed Hudson
Jackie Cochran in the cockpit of her North American Aviation P-51B-15-NA Mustang NX28388 at Cleveland Municipal Airport. In 1947 and 1948 she set four world and United States speed records with this aircraft. Photo © Smithsonian Institution. Source: National Air and...
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