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Kelowna British Columbia 25-9-2018 , drive by pics from a coach

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:15 am
by andygolfer
Went past this airport in the Okanagan valley during my recent holiday and snapped these as the coach carried on it's merry way. I fully admit they are crap but are really intended as information for anyone else travelling that route to be on the look out for the place (it's a popular route for those driving between Jasper in the Rockies to Vancouver).
It's a very busy g.a. airport and also sports all sorts of other types including some stored aircraft on the east side and a few scheduled services. If I'd been driving I would have stopped for an hour or two. It's quite well visible from the main road Highway 97 and there are local roads to get closer including one on the east side judging by some pics I've found whilst researching the i.d.s of the Convairs etc on that side (what a task that was!).

this was a surprise, VP-BAT has been in storage since May but left on 3rd October, a week after I took this, the stored 727 is N231WL btw.
ImageVP-BAT B.747SP Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3361 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

some more of the western side;
ImageC-GUJV DHC.2 & C-GASR Ce.525 Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3319 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageC-GGMZ DHC.8 Air Canada plus Metroliners Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3324 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr
I only found the i.d. of one of the Metroliners - C-GKLN
ImageC-GGMZ DHC.8 Air Canada plus Metroliners Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3324c by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageC-GGMZ DHC.8 Air Canada, C-GKLN Metroliner, C-GVWX Rockwell 700 & C-FIIX Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3330 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

now the western side, the stored Convairs (N4753B, C-GNCB and N157JR) and an F.27 C-GCRA
ImageC-GCRA F-27, N4753B C-131F C-GNCB CL-66B Cosmopolitan and N157JR C-131F, Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3376 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

B.727 N231FL
ImageN231FL B.727 Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3376 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

the g.a. park - it's very extensive and a very affluent (not effluent) area apparently and a road runs the full length of the western boundary
ImageGA park Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3332 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageGA park Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3335 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageGA park Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3337 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageGA park Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3340 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ImageGA park Kelowna BC 25-09-2018 3345 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

hope all that's useful to somebody
andy

Re: Kelowna British Columbia 25-9-2018 , drive by pics from a coach

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:33 am
by Mike
Interesting shots, I could spend hours looking around there, one day maybe! :thumb:

Re: Kelowna British Columbia 25-9-2018 , drive by pics from a coach

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:14 am
by andygolfer
Mike wrote:
Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:33 am
Interesting shots, I could spend hours looking around there, one day maybe! :thumb:
wish I could have!
Mike - just a thought, would this be better in the information section?
andy

Re: Kelowna British Columbia 25-9-2018 , drive by pics from a coach

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 10:08 am
by Mike
andygolfer wrote:
Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:14 am
Mike wrote:
Sat Oct 06, 2018 8:33 am
Interesting shots, I could spend hours looking around there, one day maybe! :thumb:
wish I could have!
Mike - just a thought, would this be better in the information section?
andy
You could put it there as well if you like. ;)

Re: Kelowna British Columbia 25-9-2018 , drive by pics from a coach

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:43 pm
by Paul Zietsman
Andy, that 727 N231FL got my interest as it looks airworthy but I see it was deregistered in 2017. What a shame. Thanks for posting.

Re: Kelowna British Columbia 25-9-2018 , drive by pics from a coach

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 7:35 pm
by LondonEye
Still nice to see, Andy.
I had a brief look at Kelowna back in 2007. Looks a bit busier now.
Think I will post a few more Canadian Ramblings in the winter.
Looking forward to the rest of your travels.
Pete.