C-FCUE was built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, California, in April of 1942.  She was delivered to the United States Air Force as a “C-47A” in 1944 and flew in military roles for just under three years.  At this point, she was sold to Canadian Pacific Air Lines, through the Reconstruction Finance Corp. and the Charles Babb Co.,  to begin her career transporting passengers across Western and Northern Canada.  This DC-3 was the first aircraft to land on the runway at what is now the Yellowknife Airport.  In February 1956, Transport Canada purchased the airplane and flew it for an average of 700 hours per year right up until it was retired on October 9, 1990.  Buffalo Airways then purchased this beautiful machine in 1992 and has put her back into service as a graceful addition to the fleet.

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