| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 134201 |
| Military Code: | 201 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 23 Musketeer |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 23 Musketeer/Custom/Sundowner |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech CT-134 Musketeer |
| C/n (msn): | M-1325 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | TrentonMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYTR IATA: YTR Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air Force Museum of Canada |
| Photo Date: | 24 June 2022 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 503861 |
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Effectively Beechcraft's equivalent of the Piper Cherokee, the Musketeer was hastily adopted by the CAF in 1971 as an elementary training aircraft to replace the Chipmunk, with 48 being acquired. During its first year of service in 1971, 134201 was the lead aircraft in the "Musket Gold" display team, following which it was used as a trainer at 3 FTS, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba until its retirement in 1987. The CT-134s were mildly aerobatic and had cowling and horizontal stabiliser strakes and a ventral fin added to improve spin recovery performance. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 October 2022, and has since been viewed 256 times. |