Aircraft Photo of R7384 | Fairey Battle Mk1 | Canada - Air Force | AirHistory.net #66602
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:R7384
Aircraft Original Type:Fairey Battle
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairey Battle
Aircraft Version:Fairey Battle Mk1
C/n (msn):F4848
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Ottawa - RockcliffeMap
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYRO   IATA: YRO   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Canada Aviation and Space Museum
 
Photo Date:20 August 2014
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 66602
Photo Comment

This Battle was manufactured in 1940 as a pilot trainer in Stockport, England but was immediately transferred to the RCAF serving with No. 31 Service Flying School at Kingston, Ontario. In December 1942 it was converted to a turret-gunnery trainer at St. Jean, Quebec by installing a Bristol turret used on the Canadian-made Bolingbroke. It served briefly at No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School in Macdonald, Manitoba before storage and is now part of the Reserve Collection at the Canada Aviation Museum.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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