The new CT-134 Musketeer sits in solitude during its acceptance ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie today, May 27, 1981. The Musketeer will be used in pilot selection and primary flying training. Another new aircraft was accepted in the CF inventory during the ceremonies -- the CH-139 Bell Jet Ranger, to be employed as a basic training aircraft for helicopter pilots. Both aircraft replace similar models no longer considered adequate for the purpose. Lt. Gen. Kenneth E. Lewis, Commander Air Command, accepted the aircraft from MGen Ernest B. Creber, Associate Assistant DeputN

This Musketeer primary trainer was delivered Jun 24, 1981 as part of twenty-four aircraft follow on order of newer Beechcraft C23 Sundowners that were designated CT-134A Musketeer IIs. 134226 was stored at CFB Winnipeg in March 1994, pending disposal. It was donated to Canadore College in North Bay, ON by 2009 as a training aid.