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CF-ECS
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| Manufacturer: | Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. | |
| Model: | RC-3 Seabee | |
| Type Certificate No: | A-769 | |
| Serial Number: | 84 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1946-10-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | ||
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| CF-ECS | 1946-07-04 | Date
of Allotment to Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Reserved for Curtiss-Reid Flying Services, Ltd.; Montreal, Quebec, Canada. |
| 1946-10-?? | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1946-10-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1946-10-15 | Date of Deletion of Reservation. | |
| 1946-10-23 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Curtiss-Reid Flying Services, Ltd.; Montreal, Quebec, Canada. | |
| 1946-11-02 | Registered on Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. | |
| ????-??-?? | C
of R issued to: Ancienne-Lorette Airways Ltd.; Airport Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec. |
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| 1951-11-17 | Lake
Saint-Augustin, Quebec: Accident information not available. Apparently, the aircraft crashed on lake (seaplane base of Ancienne-Lorette Airways) in poor weather, after hitting a submerged rock during landing . Injuries: Both Captain Rosaire Fiset (44) and his son Gaston Fiset (17) were killed. Aircraft was destroyed. [Canadian CAR File # 5002-307]. |
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| 1951-12-21 | Deleted from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. | |
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Sources: |
RAC Delivery List. www.historiccar.ca. |
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