Okay, this is strange…you might even say it’s plane weird. Plane weird? Get it! Haha! Here’s the fuselage of a former business jet, spotted on a property in the Kootenays of British Columbia. We were speeding down the highway, spotted it in the corner of our eyes and with some high speed manoeuvring right of the Furious franchise, spun around to double back. We’re not sure what it’s doing out here in the middle of nowhere, but we know what it is, a British Aerospace BAe 125-700 series, sans wings, tail and engines.
That its a 700 series dates this plane from the period 1977-1984. Had it displayed the tail number, we could have easily traced its lineage, but no such luck. The paint scheme is pretty nondescript and didn’t offer any hints as to former ownership either. The 125 was produced from 1963-2013, across many sub-models and by several manufactures (in order: De Havilland as developer, Hawker-Siddley, BAe, Raytheon and lastly, Hawker-Beechcraft). One of the earliest business jets, it was a popular model with over seventeen hundred produced.
We knocked on the door of the house in hopes of getting more info, but no one was around. We wonder if it’s to be some sort of yard art, or a funky shed, but who knows.
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Beer Parlour Fridays: The Cadillac Hotel in Cadillac Saskatchewan, visited in June 2024 by Chris and Rob. Sadly, they unexpectedly closed soon after their visit, but it is for sale and hopefully will reopen under a new owner. Those amazing SK skies! Watch for the Cadillac Hotel and others appearing at https://www.BeerParlourProject.com. Celebrating old school watering holes!
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Exploring history with Chris & Connie from Off the Beaten Path. Thanks, Johanna (Connie).
Beer Parlour Fridays: before Pilsner in Saskatchewan, there was Bohemian or simply Boh. For decades, it was the most popular beer in the province. Incidentally, both Pil and Boh were for decades products of Sick's Brewery. This Boh cap was found in the basement of an old hotel in SW Saskatchewan during a visit by the Beer Parlour Project. It celebrates the beer winning a prestigious best in world award in the late 1960s.
Beer Parlour Fridays: here's a standard issue cast-metal leg round-top Beer Parlour table. These were supplied through the liquor control board (who heavily regulated the business) and therefore could be found at most drinking establishments. They date back to the 1940s-1960s period and surprisingly, we still see them out there in the wild all the time. Often they were covered in terrycloth to help sop up spilled beer. _______
Exploring history with Chris & Connie from Off the Beaten Path. Thanks, Johanna (Connie).
Beer Parlour Fridays: The Tompkin's SK Hotel/Lucky Loon Saloon, previously Woody's. It was just a drive by visit and not a stop on the recent Beer Parlour Project tour of SW Saskatchewan. Had it been open we would have checked it out, however. Celebrating old school watering holes at https://www.BeerParlourProject.com. _______
Exploring history with Chris & Connie from Off the Beaten Path. Thanks, Johanna (Connie).
Beer Parlour Fridays: The Wildwood Hotel in Wildwood Alberta, built in the late 1950s to replace one that earlier burned down. Visited in October 2024 by Chris and Rob. Watch for this hotel and others appearing at https://www.BeerParlourProject.com. Celebrating old school watering holes!
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Exploring history with Chris & Connie from Off the Beaten Path. Thanks, Johanna (Connie).
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