Buffalo Airways Lockheed L-188 Electra RARE VISIT to Calgary Airport!
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- This may very well be the catch of the year! Due to the ongoing crisis in B.C., quite a few additional cargo flights have taken place between Calgary and Vancouver.
Buffalo Airways of "Ice Pilots NWT" has now joined these flights, bringing one of their Lockheed Electras all the way down from Yellowknife to carry some supplies to Vancouver!
It can't be overstated how exceedingly rare this is - yes, you could drive an hour north to Red Deer and see a dozen Electras on the ground, but to actually see one flying on one of Canada's busiest air routes is unheard of in 2021! Enjoy this rare Electra action!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Buffalo Airways (BFL/J4)
Aircraft: Lockheed L-188C Electra (L188)
Flight Number: BFL1220
Livery: Basic Atlantic Airlines colours w/ Buffalo orange tail
Engines: 4x Allison 501-D13
Registration: C-GXFC
Route: YYC-YVR-YYC-YVR
Callsign: BUFFALO 1220
Runway used: 29 (1st departure) - 35L (arrival and 2nd departure)
Date filmed: November 2021
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What a great catch, that's really cool to see an Electra this far south that isn't being used for wildfire fighting.
nice to see this *62 year old* Electra in the air doing what it was made for. long live the Electra!
Thank you so much, Alex. Lockheed Electra was a very special plane here in Brazil: she flew for almost 30 years in Varig's colors, with no fatalities, and, between 1975 and 1992, wrote a wonderful history in Rio-São Paulo shuttle. My grandfather conducted this machine in her first years in our country, perhaps 1962-1964 or 65 (domestic and international routes).
Nice to see Buffalo Airline still in operation 👍🏻 I miss watching Mickey and Joe on the discovery channel called ice pilots. Every time I hear Fly away by Lenny Kravits reminds me I liked that show 🇨🇦👍🏻
You had an L188 Electra parked next to a JT9 powered 767. A rare pairing indeed!
I see a Chinare Basler DC-3 in the back, both cool birds!
I love how they haven't painted over the old air atlantique livery, fantastic.
Joe likes to save some money
Having worked for ole Joe before.. he's the cheapest SOB I've ever met lol
Good catch! Those Lockheed's are becoming extremely rare. Glad to see one still flying! Great video :D🛫🛬🛩
Fairly common to see them in northern Alberta in fire season. Airspray has quite a few.
@@pazazin10 Buffalo has 8. 2 of them are fire tankers for the the Yukon government.
What an awesome catch, love the Electra and Buffalo!
I don't ever tire of looking at L-188 ELECTRA's but to see and hear those ALLISON's qualifies for overkill. With the props nice and loud from the front to the shrill sound of the turbines exhaust at the rear, I'm glad I came across your video. Day and Night at that! Nice.
Great to see a Buffalo Airways again. Nice one.
Great stuff Alex! Buffalo has got to be one of the last flying the Electra!
Good to see the old girl still flying. This is what happens when you look after an old plane . Long may she continue to be seen in the skys .
Nice catch, Alex. Last time I saw this Electra it was leaving Red Deer heading north. Buffalo does seem to be making good use of them.
Nice to see she still has the Air Atlantique eagle in side and Union Jack on the nose!
Very nicely done video of one of my former friends, G-LOFC. Oh boy I miss the sounds of those 501's starting up, going from low to high rpm, and the pitch change of the props when full power is applied. Wonderful sight, and sound. Long may the L188's continue.
Man I love the sound of those 501's....such a great catch, nice one Alex!!!
Watching propeller aircraft brought my childhood memories back ! Beautiful plane looks very elegant 👌 ¡
Great job Alex👍😃
Buffalo rocks those Electras! Good to see you caught them in action.
Great video Alex. Love the old Electras, still chuggin' along. They could still last a long time if they don't run out of parts. Mikey'll find some !
Awesome catch! It was nice seeing that old bird yesterday.
I love this aircraft and Buffalo airways, ice pilots
Go Electra! Long may you fly! 🛩 💙 🛩
The Electra's have always been one of my favorite planes.
What an epic catch Alex! Absolutely loved that landing shot, great sound and lighting. Awesome work!
WoW !!! Buffalo's Electra.
I miss Buffalo series !!!
Joe & Mickey's stories miss me a lot !!!
Very nicely done Alex! Exceptional catch at Calgary no doubt!
Great Video Alex, Buffalo's Electra is hard at work helping with BC Floods!
I miss their show so much.
WOW great catch!!! awesome to see it flying
Great video Alex! We will get through this emergency. Glad to see Buffalo getting involved. That plane is about 60 years old. It has survived longer than the Coquihalla and the Fraser Canyon section of the TransCanada Highway. It just goes to show the critical importance of aviation in Canada. 🇨🇦
What’s the emergency in Canada?
@@paulgray2387 Your question comes over a year and a half after my comment. In late 2021 there was severe flooding in Western Canada that washed away over 20 bridges on a major highway (the Coquihalla), washed away homes and rail lines, killed several people. In the immediate aftermath, road and rail access between the West Coast of Canada and areas east of the Rocky Mountains was cut off. This led to major supply chain problems and constraints on national and international trade. 35 days later the Coquihalla highway was open again.
Incredible catch Alex!! Great job!!!
I flew this aircraft when she was registered as N665F. My last flight in her was as a 29-year-old Captain, on December 4, 1981.
I have been retired from part 121 flying for five years and she is still going strong.
What was Joe's quote about the Electra? It was either "It turns jet fuel into black smoke" or "It turns money into black smoke".
I love the Electras. Thanks for posting this rare catch.
The first one, I remember.
I got to see this old bird fly over me in Springbank. Could definitely hear the difference from what's usually up there!
Wow...that's really cool !
Thanx Alex, loved the vid & flood of memories of L-188 Electras in the '70's & '80's here in Australia @ Canberra - Fairbairn & Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airports with TAA - Trans Australia AL's & Ansett-ANA / Ansett AL's of Australia / & Ansett Air Cargo (later Ansett Air Freight) - also remember a single joint Air New Zealand / QANTAS Electra Service from Sydney 2 Wellington, NZ (with joint markings) until Wellington Airport runway was extended & modified 2 allow jet B707 / DC-8 / B747SP / B767 Services - also a single IOA - Indian Ocean Airways Electra that never went in2 commercial services 2 Cocos (Keeling) Islands & Christmas Island (Aussie Territories in the Indian Ocean) from Perth, WA beyond being painted in their colour scheme - !!! - Also Eye candy 4 Ice Pilots NWT fans - !!! - ... nearest we have here now 2 L-188 Electra is the retired RAAF P-3C / AP-3 Orion @ QAM - Qld Air Museum, Caloundra that assisted in locating Tony Bullimore the Around the World yachtsman in the World Ocean Race who capsized in Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean ; ... & an occasional leased in L-188 firebomber from the States 2 fight summer bushfires - !! - Don (Wingco) P. - Sunshine Coast Qld Australia 🇦🇺
Fantastic! 👍😊
Outstanding catch great to see this ex Air Atlantique bird still flying thanks for sharing 👍👏🇬🇧
I love off loading and reloading that aircraft up north. The crew are also awesome to deal with
That's a briliant catch Alex!! Amazing video!
Nice, rare L-188 catch and thanks for NOT giving into the desire of having some annoying background music added to the recording!
Thanks for this vid. I miss "Ice Pilots".
Graceful old bird. Often see the fire-fighting Electra’s at the airfield in Pincher Creek and flying low-passes over my ranch in the nearby Porcupine Hills.
8:34 Amazing sound on take off
Excellent footage! I'd love to capture an Electra in action someday before they're all retired.
Thanks Alex
Hope you could get a Jump seat ride with Buffalo in some their classic fleet
Buffalo flying this Electra is the catch of the year 🛫✈️🛬 repeat🤘
What an amazing plane! Great catch
I wish we could still have the Lockheed Electra’s around for short haul passenger routes 😉. Flew on many an American Airlines flights operated with the Electras.
I actually saw this plane leaving. Nice catch.
Wow, look at that hamburger door, it's huge! 👍😎
It's always nice to se these giants.
So nice to see her in Calgary. Thx! Greetings from Norway
I was stationed in Cecil Field Florida and lived on Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida where P-3's were stationed
In the air where this awesome bird belongs. Thanks to Buffalo Airways which keeps these old birds flying and does a service to the country at the same time. Wish there were more engine sounds here as they can be barely heard.
its got the spaceshuttle look
WOW.
YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR THOSE TURBOPROPS IN ALL THAT WIND....
As old as legendary soviet Ilyushin Il-18/Il-20/Il-38 and as same old. In Russia we have pretty enough flying Il-20 in Army. Excellent and interesting plane
Thanks to the flight crews for helping out the affected area!
I feel kind of bad about even saying this but... I imagine that anyone with the time and inclination can have a great time planespotting at YVR these days.
I was stationed in Naval Air Facility Mildenhall Suffolk England 1973-76 we had C-131 Convairs and countless times us enlisted sailors got to fly those aircraft unofficial
Fantastic camera work! Great catch.
Alex, could you please consider adding the actual date in your video descriptions? You only show the month but the specific date would be useful info. What day was this one? That aircraft originally delivered to American Airlines as N6123A on October 22, 1959, named Flagship Nashville, their 23rd of 35 Electras. That one sold in 1967. Compared to many other Buffalo Airways aircraft including their DC-3s and C-46s I guess it's a relative youngster at only age 62!
Also spotted in Abbotsford this weekend.
Wish I knew it came to Vancouver. It could have flown over my home since it is under the flight path for the runway at YVR.
That ramp attendant must have some amazing footage off his phone!!!
Awesome machine!
Fanrastic!!
i saw here fly over in Bragg creek on Saturday , she was loud
Neeto stuff, thanks for sharing.
Wow what an amazing video!! How do you do that?? What are you the official Calgary Airport videographer?? I'm not an aviation guy, but I have a friend who fixes WestJet planes in Calgary.
Look how much the nose drops with the added weight at the front, weight and balance in action 0:30
That's better camera work than most of the ice pilots crew managed.
Alex, great video. How do you always know when an interesting aircraft is coming to the airport, and on such short notice?
Regularly check flight radar apps/websites, along with being part of multiple aviation groups on FB. There's always someone on the lookout for something, so if something special is arriving then everyone is gonna be excited and sharing the news!
I flew on L-188's as a commuter for several years. Good dependable aircraft but a bit noisy inside.
Nice video, however, a bit of commentary would have been nice. It is sitting at Calgary Airport, then it takes off from Calgary, then it lands again in Calgary, the it takes off again at night. Am I missing something?
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I’m going to guess that Mikey like the video Alex… 👍🏼👍🏼 Gavin YEG
would this plane,be one of the ex ansett australia electras?
Why have they left the Union Jack on the plane?
is anyone not gonna mention the DHL tail in yyc at 0:50??!?!?!
How do you find out this stufff is happening. Ie is there. A twitter account.
curious to know why it got a british flag on the plane ?
Buffalo purchased some Electra's and various parts from an airline in the UK. Looks like they opted to keep some of the original livery. The purchases were featured on the tv show Ice Pilots which focused on Buffalo. I think the series is on Amazon?
@@CanadianCampaholic ok thank for that,just as it in canada with canadian reg and with a british flag thought that was odd but thank you anyway
@@glennknowles4020 Atlantic Airlines were the previous operator of this and several other Buffalo Electras. Having bought them in 2013, Buffalo have retained the livery and Union Flags, replacing just the titles. On this example they have repainted the vertical stabiliser orange. Atlantic Airlines are now known as West Atlantic UK and fly a fleet of 737 freighters.
@@egpx hello egpx hope you are OK,and thank for that
@@glennknowles4020 cheers Glenn
Did bro just chartered a whole jet to flee his country?
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What's that red DC-3 at 3:46?
It's been there for years, it has a turbine conversion and is owned by Kenn Borek.
@@thebigdog360 It’s still very cool, doesnt it fly occasionally? Kenn Borek flies some DC-3 I think
@@wubalub2535 Yeah I’m sure they do fly it, but all I know is that they have parked a DC-3 there for a while.
I’m pretty sure it’s marked chinare it was outside the Viking hanger a few weeks back it is a turbine conversion someone said the saw it flying
Where is this airport at
Calgary (YYC) is a city in the Canadian Province of Alberta.
Eventually this aircraft like so many will no longer be unfortunately
Eventually we will all die, and all aircraft currently in operation will be retired. Change happens.
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