
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | CF-AUJ |
Aircraft Original Type: | Fairchild 71 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild 71 |
Aircraft Version: | Fairchild Super 71 |
C/n (msn): | 50 |
Operator Titles: | Canadian Airways |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Winnipeg - James Armstrong Richardson InternationalMap |
Region / Country: | Manitoba, Canada |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYWG IATA: YWG Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 28 April 2014 |
Photo by: | John Olafson |
Photo ID: | 178369 |
Photo Comment |
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One of a kind, this was the first all-metal Canadian designed bush plane. With a parasol wing and rear mounted cockpit, it could carry a tonne of freight or 8 persons. It crashed in Northern Ontario in 1940. The engine and 75 pounds of gold were salvaged. Recovered many years later and restored and is now on display at the Western Canadian Air Museum in Winnipeg. This photo is copyright © John Olafson, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 October 2019, and has since been viewed 175 times. |