| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 115461 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8/V-7) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo |
| C/n (msn): | 16 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LondonMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXU IATA: YXU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1971 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 13989 |
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Delivered to the RCAF May 16 1968 as 9461, this Buffalo was re-numbered 115461 when Canada's armed forces amalgamated May 27, 1970. In 1973 it was loaned for use with the United Nations in the Middle East. It became the only Buffalo loss in Canadian service when shot down by surface-to-air missiles August 9, 1974 near the village of Diemas, Golan Heights. Canadian Warplane Heritage has painted up an ex-Sudanese Buffalo as 115461 to commemorate the crew lost that day. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 October 2017, and has since been viewed 595 times. |