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Re: Oshawa's Rooftop Invader
Posted by Tony Clarke on Wed Oct 10, 2001 01:27:22 PM
In reply top Oshawa's Rooftop Invader posted by Mike Henniger on Wed Oct 10, 2001 11:56:08 AM
Mike
The Invader was still on the roof when seen in August 99 but was reported by October to have been removed and sold as you indicate
Tony Clarke
: There was a thread a little while back, asking about the i
: dentity of the Invader that was mounted on a roof in Oshaw
: a near the busy 401 highway. Here is what I have...
:
: Model: Douglas A-26B-66-DL Invader
: S/N: 44-34659 (USAAF)
: C/N: 27938
: History: 44-34659 (USAAF), N9163Z
:
: I believe the Invader was removed around 1998. The long t
: ime owners were Mackie Transportation (a moving company) w
: ho owned the building, but I believe Seaway Marine sold th
: e plane when they bought the building. My undertanding is
: that is is now in Brantford undergoing restoration.
:
: BTW... I obtained the identity of the airframe from a Warb
: irds International article of a few years back. I the art
: icle said the Invader was a desert queen (little service h
: istory), and it only operated under the c/r N9163Z for a s
: hort time before arriving on the roof of Mackie Transporta
: tion. I photographed the plane in 1996 from near the base
: of the building. It was obvious the were no engines and
: the props were fakes.
:
: Regards,
:
: Mike