Douglas C-47 - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Inscription on a plaque on site:

CF-CPY

Built in August 1942, Douglas serial No. 4665 spent
the first three years of its life in the camouflage
war colours of the USAAF, flying transport missions
in India and China.

At the end of the war, it along with several
other C-47's was sold by the war assets corporation to
Grant McConachies newly formed Canadian Pacific
Airlines. Converted to the Civilian DC-3 configuration
in 1946, and issued the Canadian registration CF-CPY,
she began her fifteen year carrer with C.P.A. flying
the company's scheduled routes throughout Canada.
During the mid-fifty's , as C.P.A. upgraded their
mainliners to Convairs and DC-6B's, CF-CPY soon found
herself serving the less glamorous domestic routes,
including the Whitehorse - Mayo - Dawson run.

In 1960, the airplane was sold to Connelly-Dawson
Airways of Dawson City. For the next six years she
worked as a bush plane, operating on wheels or skis,
hauling supplies north into remote places like Old Crow
and the early oil exploration camps the eagle plains.

From 1966 until her last flight in November, 1970
CF-CPY was again based in Whitehorse, serving the Yukon
Charter and Scheduled Routes of Great Northern Airways.

Although her total flying time of 31,581 hours is
no unusually high for a DC-3, in the case of CF-CPY,
most of that time has been logged either in the Yukon
or flying the routes connecting the Yukon with the outside.

In 1977, the Yukon Flying Club undertook the task
or restoring this Northern veteran to its original
Canadian Pacific Airlines colours, for permanent
display at the Whitehorse airport. Pivoting
on its mount, the aircraft alway points in to wind.

The Yukon Flying Club is indebted to many local businesses as
well as several government departments for their
invaluable contributions to the project.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): C-47 Tail Number: (S/N): CF-CPY Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Whitehorse, Yukon Airport inside / outside: outside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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