| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 5303 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada CC-108 Caribou 1A |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LondonMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXU IATA: YXU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 September 1970 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 731755 |
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The days of the Canadian Air Force Caribous were numbered by 1970. 5303 was the first CC-108 delivered August 8, 1960. As the prototype Caribou, it first flew as CF-KTK-X on July 30, 1958 before delivery to the RCAF. Loaned back to DHC in 1961 and modified with turbo-prop engines for DHC-5 Buffalo development, it was returned to piston power before re-delivery in 1964. Replaced by CC-115 Buffalos delivered in 1970, the Caribous were retired, this one was SOC June 15, 1971. To the Tanzanian Air Force (JW9011), it was later registered 5H-AAC. Sold as N1016N in 1979, it was later scrapped. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 September 2024, and has since been viewed 147 times. |