| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N63350 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon (J4F) |
| Aircraft Version: | McKinnon G-44 Super Widgeon |
| Manufacturers: | Grumman / McKinnon |
| C/n (msn): | 1387 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AbbotsfordMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXX IATA: YXX Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Abbotsford Air Show 1993 |
| Photo Date: | August 1993 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 497333 |
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US Navy J4F-2 bu 37757 from November 1944 until struck off strength in July 1947 after a training accident. Bought and repaired, the amphibian was registered NC63350 in 1949. Spending the majority of civilian life in Alaska, it was converted in May 1958 to a McKinnon Super Widgeon using McKinnon kit and Lycoming GO-480 engines. The current owner bought the aircraft in 1989. After a landing accident on September 7, 1991 where the aircraft nosed over landing with the parking brake engaged, it went through a 13 month rebuild where corrosion found was also repaired. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 September 2022, and has since been viewed 210 times. |