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- Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:06 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
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- Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:31 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
Thanks Wieesso, I found a picture online of the Schlee Brock hanger (Pride of Detroit) which was later used as the production facility for BG. The interesting note here is the lack of change to the logo from Schlee Brock to Barkley Grow. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f231/jaeson/Barkley%20Brock%...
- Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:32 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
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- Sat Aug 15, 2015 10:25 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
Great shot AP. It's been a while. I hope you've been well. It looks like the grand daughter of Commander Grow is coming to Calgary next month to visit the T8P-1. I know it's short notice but I don't suppose you'd be able to come out for a visit?
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:14 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
Merry Christmas all.
I've just learned that I've made an error in my research regarding CF-BTX and her pilot. Carl Brooks did die at Kawka lake in 1945 but he was not the pilot. A family member corrected my mistake. I hope they'll share some pictures.
I've just learned that I've made an error in my research regarding CF-BTX and her pilot. Carl Brooks did die at Kawka lake in 1945 but he was not the pilot. A family member corrected my mistake. I hope they'll share some pictures.
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:10 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Name those wings.
- Replies: 8
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Re: Name those wings.
That's great. Thanks for responding. I'd love to see what other treasures they have in the storage "shed".
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:28 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Name those wings.
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- Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:11 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
Our contribution to Remembrance day. "Barkley-Grow T8P-1 CF-BMV Crew: Pilot Wade Navigator Capt. Moe (AAF) A plane borrowed from the far north reaches of Canada was brought in for a rescue attempt of a downed B-17. The aircraft has been reportedly found, but is too deep and too remote to recover. On...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:12 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
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Re: Barkley-Grow
CF-BQM CF-BQM (serial number 8 ) left Detroit in 1940 with Leigh Brintnell at the controls on the 17th of May,1940 and arrived in Edmonton Alberta on May 21st. BQM went to work immediately for MacKenzie Air Service. By June 28th of the same year, BQM was converted to floats and was flown by R.C. Ran...
- Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:11 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
I have so many questions. I found reference to your Grandfathers book titled, "Majuro Naval Air Base. Grow, Captain Harold B. (Atoll Commander, USNR)" but nothing is available online. I'll check at the military museum to see if there's a copy. How did your Grandfather and Mr Barkley meet? How was th...
- Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:37 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
I think I may have found the two missing BGs. While running through the archives at the museum, I stumbled on an article. "Several other Barkley Grows were built, one being used for oil exploration in Columbia, South America, and another as a chartered executive transport in this country and still o...
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:07 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
- Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:06 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
- Wed Oct 15, 2014 11:29 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 10:13 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:49 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
Great image CamAero. The image seems to have been reversed. Common with film.
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:05 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
Thats one of my favorite stories.
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:36 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
I'll pour one on this end as well. Single malt over ice.
Salute.
Salute.
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:42 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
I believe Mr. Coulson has a collection of aircraft. I couldn't get exact details. He still has it in B.C.
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:33 pm
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Barkley-Grow
- Replies: 159
- Views: 130702
Re: Barkley-Grow
Great shots AP. OK. Good new and bad news. Lets recap the history of CF-BTX. CF-BTX rolled off the assembly line in April of 1941 ( reference General Dynamics and their Predecessors ) and was sold to Mackenzie Air Service, later to become CPAL. Flown by Carl Brooks in 1945 leaving from Kawka Lake he...