Fleet
As of June 2012 the Buffalo Airways fleet numbers 51 and the Buffalo School of Aviation 3, consisting of the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada:
| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft | Variants | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronca Champion | 1 | 7BCM | Buffalo School of Aviation |
| Beechcraft Baron | 2 | 95-C55, D55 | bird dog, used to spot fires and guide waterbombers |
| Beechcraft Travel Air | 3 | 95, B95 | bird dog |
| Beechcraft King Air | 3 | 65-A90 | |
| Canadair CL-215 | 8 | CL215 1A10 | waterbombers |
| Cessna 185 | 1 | 185E | |
| Consolidated Vultee (Canso) | 1 | PBY-5A | waterbombers |
| Consolidated Vultee (Convair) | 1 | 240-27 | |
| Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando | 3 | C46A-45CU, C46D, C46F | Cargo |
| Douglas C-54 Skymaster | 13 | C54A-DC, C54D-DC, C54E-DC, C54G-DC | Cargo, waterbombers |
| Douglas C-47 Skytrain | 2 | C-47A | Passenger/cargo/combi. Wheels and wheel skis |
| Douglas DC-3 | 10 | DC3C, DC3C-S1C3G | Passenger/cargo/combi. Wheels and wheel skis |
| Fleet Canuck | 1 | 80 | Buffalo School of Aviation, aircraft is hanging from ceiling in Yellowknife hangar |
| Gulfstream | 1 | 690C | |
| Lockheed L-188 Electra | 4 | 188A, 188C | Cargo, One is an ex-Reeve Aleutian Airways |
| Noorduyn Norseman | 1 | MK. V | Private aircraft |
| Robinson R22 | 1 | R22 Beta | Buffalo School of Aviation, helicopter |
The Buffalo Airways web site may give different numbers for some of the aircraft listed above as several are stored at Red Deer. For example the site says they have four Canso, and two C-46.
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Famous quotes containing the word fleet:
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For so appears this fleet majestical.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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their spars like burned matchsticks.”
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—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)