| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-QWJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter/Wayfarer |
| Aircraft Version: | Bristol 170 Freighter Mk32 |
| C/n (msn): | 13078 |
| Aircraft Name: | Vanguard |
| 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: | 9 June 1971 |
| Photo by: | Tim Martin |
| Photo ID: | 197426 |
| Photo Comment |
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The only long-nose Bristol Superfreighter to operate in Canada, it has here just been imported from the UK for Lambair of The Pas/MB. On 31 May 1974 it entered a spiral dive and crashed after an engine failure on approach to Rankin Inlet (CYRT). This photo is copyright © Tim Martin, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 December 2019, and has since been viewed 700 times. |