Whiskey Jack Decals 1/72 Canadian Colonial Airways Douglas DC-2

By Chris Banyai-Riepl

Canadian Colonial Airways began as a subsidiary of Colonial Air Transport, winning its first mail contract in Canada in 1928. Flying between St. Hubert Quebec, Albany and New York, CCA serviced the high traffic New York corridor providing connections across the IS and on to the Caribbean. Colonial had hoped to absorb smaller Canadian operators and was blocked by James Richardson and the formation of Canadian Airways with the CPR. CCA (later Colonial Airways) spent 25 accident free years flying in Canada and were absorbed by Eastern Airlines in 1956.

The DC-2 flown by Canadian Colonial Airways is an attractive one, finished in overall natural metal with trim colors. No color photos exist of this aircraft, but color photos of a CCA DC-4 show the trim red and green. The fuselage cheatline and cowling trim is in green, outlined with a thin red line. The rudder, elevators, and trailing edge of the wings are painted in red, making this a very colorful DC-2. Large wing codes, fuselage titles and codes, and door titles are printed in black, rounding out this sheet.

With the MPM DC-2 readily available, this sheet offers something a bit different for those wanting to build it into an airliner. The red and green trim guarantee that it will stand out from the other DC-2 liveries out there.