Buffalo dropped an inert reproduction of the 'Upkeep' bouncing bomb from their Douglas DC-4. The project was documented in the television show Dambusters Fly Again in Canada, Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb in the United Kingdom, and Nova season 39 episode "Bombing Hitler's Dams" in the United States.

The Douglas DC-4 is an American four-engined (piston), propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Military versions of the plane, the C-54 and R5D, served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s.

A Douglas DC-4 Skymaster starting at 40 below zero is a colossal event. Engines crank, whine, and cough before beginning to rumble in unison, louder than a parade of unmuffled Harleys.

This beauty drops retardant to prevent fire propagation. Designed in the late 1930s, it is amazing to see how this aircraft is still performing exceptionally well. This airframe started out with the US Army Airforce in 1945 and has changed many hands before joining the Buffalo fleet.

Airline life began in 1946 with American Airlines (Flagship America) registered N90414. In 1949, it was off to Australia with Qantas as VH-EBN where it flew with various airlines and registrations until 1980. Then to Canada, the aircraft was sold to Calm Air, Soundair and lastly, Buffalo Airways. Withdrawn at Hay River, NWT at the time of ...

Buffalo Airways earned it’s start in Aerial Fire Suppression by successfully operating Douglas DC-4/C-54 and the PBY-5 Canso, Cessna 185 and Douglas DC-3 in part with smoke jumper operations.

2019年1月9日 · Buffalo Airways DC-4 N55CW departed Keystone Heights Airport in Florida on April 27, 2022 for the Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum in St. George, Utah, where it will go on static display.

2020年8月20日 · The last commercial DC-4 operator appears to be Buffalo Airways based at Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories, which this writer has flown over many times on the Polar Route to the...

A photo of the Buffalo Airways plane parked at the Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY)

2024年9月28日 · One of a minority of this type built post-war as a DC-4 (as opposed to a C-54 for the USAAF), this aircraft originally flew for South African Airways. After private acquisition in 1995... Note: Previous registration still visible on the tail (PH-BBS) Note: Buffalo Joe's freightliner. Note: Delivered in 1944 to USAF as 42-72302.