| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-FBCI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-21 Goose |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-21/38/39 Goose |
| Aircraft Version: | McKinnon G-21G Turbo Goose |
| Manufacturers: | Grumman / McKinnon |
| C/n (msn): | 1203 |
| Operator Titles: | AirWest Airlines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1978 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 541482 |
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US Navy Grumman JRF-5 Goose 87744 (cn B-138) served 1945 - 52. The US Department of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service flew it as N779 1954 - 64 before the the amphibian was converted to a McKinnon G-21C Turbo Goose (new cn 1203) and sold to the Government of British Columbia as CF-BCI. Airline service was next with Air West / Air BC 1973 - 84 before uprated engines changed the aircraft to a G-21G and the it was sold to Crown Forest Industries. To Peninsula Airways (PenAir) in 1991 as N660PA , it disappeared on a flight from Anderson Bay to Unalaska in Alaska on August 11, 1996. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 January 2023, and has since been viewed 317 times. |