Air Creebec HS-748 Arrives to New Home!
Simply Wow! Air Creebec HS-748 arrives at her new home at the Canadian Aviation Museum and is welcomed by our Airport Fire Departement. Great video clip from our own Peter Rodgers.
Windsor Airport Stories (CYQG)
Interesting Stories, Notes and Historical information about Windsor Airport (CYQG).
Breaking News! Air Creebec Donates Hawker Siddeley HS748 C-FLIY to the Canadian Aviation Museum!
The Canadian Aviation Museum is pleased to announce that we will be taking possession of an Air Creebec HS748 this Friday, May 30, 2025. The aircraft will complete its final flight at theWindsor Airport, officially marking the end of its…
Wardair Boeing 747 Overruns Runway at Windsor (CYQG) – March 1974
Many of you may be surprised to learn that Wardair flew Boeing 747 aircraft out of Windsor in the ’70’s. The Boeing 747 first flew in 1968 and really ushered in the era of the ‘Jumbo Jet’ and revolutionized the…
In 1973 a Wardair 727 established a World Record Flying from Windsor,Ont, Canada to London-Gatwick,UK
The great circle distance from CYQG to London Gatwick is 3768 sm, the normal range of a Boeing 727-100 is 2590 sm. The record flight was 3930 sm. How was that possible? The article below has the answer. To correct…
RCAF 417 Squadron and How the “Windsor Spitfires” Got Their Name.
Officer in Middle East Sends Plea O.C. of 417 Squadron Says Members Want People Here to Help Them During WWII, the vast majority of Canadian Air Force squadrons were based in Great Britain and many were ‘adopted‘ by various cities…
Antonov AN124 Overruns the Runway at Windsor Airport (CYQG) Dec-2000.
On 18 December 2000, an Antonov 124 (AN124) aircraft, call sign ADB505F, departed on an instrument flight rules flight from Montréal (Mirabel), Quebec, to Windsor, Ontario, to pick up 40 tonnes of auto parts for delivery to Oostende, Belgium. The…
Central Airways’ Bob Wong and His Connection to #7 EFTS, Windsor, Ontario.
Robert/Bob Wong was a flight engineer and test pilot at No. 7 E.F.T.S., Windsor. Snapshots of the Sept 14, 2024 CAHF Induction dinner He was called to serve with No.7 E.F.T.S. near completion of his B.Sc. Maintenance Engineering course at…
British Airways (BA) Concorde at CYQG (Windsor Ontario)
The 2 flights above were on Jun. 02 and 03 1987 The 2 flights above were on May 29 and 30 1988 (Times in this log are in “Z” Time {GMT}) Years ago I was in London (UK) with my…