Saunders Aircraft ST-27 Photos - Andre Belanger Collection

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Saunders Aircraft ST-27 Photos - Andre Belanger Collection  shared by his daughter Julie F, thank-you Julie. Andre Belanger was an aeronautical engineer that worked at Saunders Aircraft in Montreal and at Gimli, sadly Andre passed away in 2016 but his memory lives on in these photos.

 If you have information on any of the people or location or dates of the photos please email us.
If you have information or photos on Saunders Aircraft please email us.

We start the Andre Belanger photo collection at the Saunders Aircraft Montreal years 1968 to 1970?

We believe this aircraft was the first Saunders ST-27 / DeHavilland DH114 Heron conversion at Montreal, Saunders Aircraft ST-27 001. Note the fuselage extensions in the light green zinc chromate primer.    click on the photos to enlarge them.

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 inside the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Dorval airport Montreal, during the conversion of  De Havilland DH114 Heron to a ST-27  Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 inside the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Dorval airport Montreal, during the conversion of  De Havilland DH114 Heron to a ST-27  Andre Belanger Collection via JF.

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 inside the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Dorval airport Montreal, during the conversion of  De Havilland DH114 Heron to a ST-27  Andre Belanger Collection via JF.

Freshly painted, Saunders Aircraft ST-27 inside the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Dorval airport Montreal, during the conversion of  De Havilland DH114 Heron to a ST-27  Andre Belanger Collection via J

We believe this these next few photo are of Saunders Aircraft ST-27 001 are just outside the Atlantic Aviation hangar at Dorval Airport, Montreal.

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 being towed outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 being towed outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF
the back of the while coat may read SAL or SAC?

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 being fueled, outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal during at PT6-27 engine run, Andre Belanger Collection via JF
anyone recognize this person?

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 inside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

David Saunders in the Saunders Aircraft ST-27 outside the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at  Dorval airport Montreal, Andre Belanger Collection via JF

a De Havilland Heron DH114, serial no. ?, outside at Dorval?

We believe these next photographs are of Saunders Aircraft ST-27 002 CF-XOK taken at Dorval Airport Montreal, possibly before the Saunders Aircraft European sales trip in 1970?

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 002 CF-XOK outside at  Dorval airport Montreal, any names? Andre Belanger Collection via JF

a display / party set up by Saunders Aircraft .
9785 Ryan Ave, in Dorval (address information provided by M. Ward)

a display / party set up by Saunders Aircraft .
9785 Ryan Ave, in Dorval (address information provided by M. Ward)

Saunders ST-27 002 CF-XOK in the white paint scheme with teal trim paint scheme, we are not 100% sure where these is taken or when, either Montreal or Gimli, any one know?  Anyone recognize the people?

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 002 CF-XOK at?  from the Andre Belanger collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-27 002 CF-XOK at? Saunders Aircraft ST-28 101 from the Andre Belanger collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft at Gimli Manitoba Canada CYGM

recognize him? note the Gmli hockey jacket, Saunders Aircraft ST-28 101 from Nov 1975 to April 1976? from the Andre Belanger collection via JF

Saunders Aircraft ST-28 101 on the apron in front of Hangar 4 or 5 at Gimli Airport, photo from Nov 1975 to April 1976?
The first 100% Saunders Aircraft assembled in Gimli, from the Andre Belanger collection via JF.