| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-MUE |
| Fleet number: | 18 |
| Other Marks: | 618 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman TBM-3/AT Avenger |
| Licence-built by: | General Motors |
| C/n (msn): | 4331 |
| Operator Titles: | Conair Aviation |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | AbbotsfordMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXX IATA: YXX Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 July 1975 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 505237 |
| Photo Comment |
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Skyway Air Services of Langley, BC first acquired Grumman TBM-3s in the 1960s for spraying and fire fighting. The fire fighting division was spun off as Conair Aviation in April 1969 with a fleet of ex-RCN and US Navy single-engine Grumman Avengers which were later sold to Forest Protection in New Brunswick. Avenger CF-MUE/618 was photographed being washed at the BC Forest Service tanker base north of the Conair hangars at Abbotsford on July after attacking a receives a wash after a mission on July 6, 1975. It was exported to the USA as N40402 in 2001. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 October 2022, and has since been viewed 277 times. |