This photo was taken at a rather wet and dreary Flight into History / C-47 Dakota Close-Out ceremony held at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, March 31, 1989.

This photo was taken at a rather wet and dreary Flight into History / C-47 Dakota Close-Out ceremony held at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, March 31, 1989.

This photo was taken at a rather wet and dreary DC-3 Close-Out ceremony held at Canadian Forces Base, Winnipeg, Mb. March 31, 1989.

Photo taken at the Douglas DC-3 Close-Out ceremonies held at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, March 31, 1989.

This photo was taken at a rather wet and dreary Flight into History / C-47 Dakota Close-Out ceremony held at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg.

This photo was taken at a rather wet and dreary Flight into History / C-47 Dakota Close-Out ceremony held at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, March 31, 1989.

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of 435 Squadron, the Canadian Forces unveiled this C-47, serial 12949, in the colours used by 435 Sqn during the Burma Campaign. The serial KG788 is fake, this aircraft actually was KJ956 (later 12949). The unveiling took place on May 24, 2014 in hangar 16 at 17 Wing in Winnipeg, and in mid September 2014 the aircraft was returned to its old spot next to the Stevenson Parade Square, as seen in this photo. RAF 435 and 436 Squadrons were based in India during the Burma Campaign beginning in 1944, and were critical to getting supplies to difficult areas due to terrain, weather and lack of transportation infrastructure.

During a scheduled stop at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada while nearing the end of a rather lengthy cross country tour.

This aircraft was painted in its Second World War colours (European) for a pre-retirement cross-country tour and represented the aircraft flown by RCAF 437 Squadron in 1944-45. At the end of the tour the aircraft was presented to the Comox Air Force Museum for static display.

The aircraft was also known by the military as the "Manitoba Flyer". For the retirement ceremonies and a preceding cross-country tour, the aircraft was repainted in the colours it wore in Burma while serving with RAF 435 and 436 Squadrons.

Line Maintenance in Winnipeg during a warm summer's day.

A cold February day in Winnipeg.

After many years of service, note the faded red paint. The aircraft has since been placed in storage along with other MGAS CL-215's while the fleet slowly converts to the more modern turbine powered CL-415's.

Ontario Central Airlines began as a charter airline connecting the wilderness of Ontario with the rest of Canada. Growing from two used Fairchild 82 float planes to a scheduled airline with DC-3s among the other bush aircraft like the Noorduyn Norseman and De Havilland Otters. Merging with Ilford Riverton Airways in 1991, the airline was eventually re-named Air Manitoba. This DC-3 was in the fleet between 1974 to 1993.

Ex Bearskin Air, transferred 18th June 2014