c. 1950s Canada lot of 65 aviation photos Central Northern Airways

Lot of photos related to small airlines serving bush routes in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.

Many photos of float planes, winter ski plane, plane accidents, plane repair, small town docks, northern life, wildlife, Aboriginal settlements, unrelated family photos, etc.

Both biplane and single wing aircraft

Some have text on backs:

•  Bill Eaton – Norway House
•  Ran out of Field
•  Tiger Moths - Bill Eaton Lee Frankham owners
• The Robin that Pat Berry was killed in
•  Sioux Lookout 1951 CNA
•  Crop Spraying
•  Geological Surveys Mar 4 1955
• Snow too deep  Smooth Rock Falls Ontario

Some planes with markings 'Central Northern Airways' 'Riverton Airways' as well a registration #s.

Central Northern Airways was formed in 1947 to acquire and operate some bush routes formerly operated in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario by Canadian Pacific Air Lines

TRANSAIR was founded the merger of CENTRAL NORTHERN AIRWAYS and ARCTIC WINGS in 1956

 Air Manitoba roots can be found as far back as 1953 with Ilford Airways. It merged with Riverton Airways to form Ilford Riverton Airways.

This Waco, CF-BDU, I am sure is the same one in the picture in your recent story, owned by Milt Ashton and Roy Brown.

In this picture the Waco and the Bellanca were part of Central Northern Airways fleet, Bellanca CF-BTW and Waco on the dock, with Central Northern Airways office in background.

The last flying Aircruiser, CF-BTW, a 1938 model, after serving in Manitoba, is now on display at the Tillamook Air Museum, in Tillamook, Oregon.

Manitoba's leading airline after WW2 was Transair. Its roots lay in the early 1930s when Milt Ashton and Roy Brown, two WW1 pilots, formed Wings Ltd. It disappeared in the 1941 CPA takeiver but on 08Apr1948 Ashton and Brown formed a new company to serve their old territory.

This was Central Northern Airlines, headed by Winnipeg grain and mining magnate George H. Sellers. Sellers had a military- and aviation background.

In 1951 CNA began its first airline sked with Lockheed 14 service between Winnipeg and Red Lake. In 1953 it won approval to operate aircraft in the DC-3 category and it grew steadily for 25 years. Types operated include: Avro Anson and York, Bellanca Airbus, C-46, C-47, Canso, Cessna 180, DHC-2, Lockheed 12 & L.14, Noorduyn Norseman (17!), Stinson and Waco.

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