Interesting Stories, Notes and Historical information about Windsor Airport (CYQG).
Ron Holden is a longtime member of the Canadian Aviation Museum, sharing his extensive knowledge and passion for aviation. Ron is a pilot’s pilot (and an even nicer person!) In April 2023, he delivered a presentation to the Sandwich South…
Watch this historical aviation moment on board Air Creebec. This is the last flight of the HS748 in the Western Hemisphere! You can now visit this airplane at the Canadian Aviation Museum of Windsor Ontario. This stunning video is produced…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
