Built in 1939 as U.S. civilian aircraft NC22509, it went to Canada as CF-BSL and then entered service with the RCAF as 3487 on 8-Aug-1940. The US registration was then cancelled 13-Aug-1940. In May 1945 it was struck off charge by the RCAF and In Apr-1946 it became CF-DLM and later C-FDLM and was privately owned until 1989 when acquired by the CATP Museum at Brandon/MB. In May 2012 it was brought into the Owner-Maintenance Category, which means that it has to be reregistered with an "X" added to both the aircraft type and the c/n which thus became HW-75X and 7087X.

This was originally a standard HW-75, but in May 2012 it was brought into the Owner-Maintenance Category, which means that it has to be reregistered with an "X" added to both the aircraft type and the c/n.