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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: | 134 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1946-11-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin
6A8-215-B8F (215 hp at 2500 RPM) S/N: 23150. Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 hp at 2500 RPM) |
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| Remarks: |
Canadiana
Heritage Reel # T-7900 (image 305 thru 371). Canadian CAR File # 5008-E10-6. |
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| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| CF-EJF | 1946-08-30 | Date
of Allotment to Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Reserved for Air Commodore E. L. MacLeod; MacLeod Aircraft Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.. |
| 1946-11-?? | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1946-11-12 | Weight And Balance Date: Weight Empty - Actual: 2196.0 lbs. | |
| 1946-11-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1946-11-13 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Air Commodore E. L. MacLeod; 5515 Cypress Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Seller: Republic Aviation Corporation; M. G. Veckman, Assistant Treasurer. |
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| 1946-11-14 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to MacLeod Aircraft, Ltd.; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | |
| 1946-11-26 | US CAA C of A for Export # E-11120 issued. Export to Canada. | |
| 1946-11-26 | Date of Deletion of Reservation. | |
| 1946-11-28 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Kamloops Air Services, Ltd.; PO Box 299, Kamloops, B. C., Canada. Seller: MacLeod Aircraft Limited; E. L. MacLeod, President. |
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| 1946-12-06 | Registered on Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. | |
| 1946-12-06 | Aircraft
inspected at Vancouver Airport. Aircraft TTSN: 38:25. Engine S/N: 23150 TTSN: 38:25. |
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| 1946-12-06 |
Temporary C of R and temporary C of A issued by
letter, not valid after 1947-02-04. Owner: Kamloops Air Services, Ltd.; Kamloops, B. C. |
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| 1946-12-12 | Application
For Registration Of An Aircraft: Applicant: Kamloops Air Services Ltd.; Kamloops, B. C., Canada. Henderson Howard Marcou - President. Harry Layton Bray - Director. Norman C. D. MacTaggart - Director. Purpose for which aircraft is to be used: Commercial (carrying passenger and goods). Usual Station: Kamloops, B. C. |
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| 1947-03-25 | Temporary C of R and temporary C of A issued by letter, extended to be not valid after 1947-04-05. | |
| 1947-04-03 | Temporary C of R and temporary C of A issued by letter, extended to be not valid after 1947-06-03. | |
| 1947-05-09 | C of A for Export # E-11120 submitted to DoT, Ottawa, after document had been retained of Air Commodore E. L. MacLeod's file by mistake of D.I.A.R. office Vancouver, B. C. | |
| 1947-05-14 | C
of R # 5655 issued to: Kamloops Air Services, Ltd.; Kamloops, B. C., Canada. 1946-12-06 entered on the register of Canada. |
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| 1947-05-28 | C
of A # 2058 issued. Not valid after 1948-??-?? |
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| 1947-12-06 | Temporary C of R and temporary C of A issued by letter, not valid after 1948-01-05. | |
| 1948-01-10 | Extension of temporary C of R and temporary C of A issued by letter, not valid after 1948-04-09. | |
| 1948-05-19 | Aircraft
inspected at Vancouver Airport, B. C. Aircraft TTSN: 334:10. Engine S/N: 23150 TTSN: 335:30. Total time since overhaul: 133:00. |
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| 1948-05-19 | C of A # 2058 and C of R # 5655 renewed, not valid after 1949-05-18. | |
| 1949-05-22 | Aircraft
inspected at Kamloops, B. C. Aircraft TTSN: 687:20. Engine (B9F) S/N: 24180 TTSN: 133:50. Total time since overhaul: 133:00. |
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| 1949-05-26 | C of A # 2058 and C of R # 5655 renewed, not valid after 1950-05-21. | |
| 1949-07-01 | Aircraft inspected at Kamloops, B. C. after removal of landing wheels, for the operation as flying boat only. Weight empty: 1972.3 lbs. | |
| 1950-02-22 | Bill
of Sale: Purchaser: Central British Columbia Airways Ltd.; 640 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B. C. Seller: Kamloops Air Services Ltd.: 640 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B. C. (Change of company name?). |
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| 1950-07-14 | C of A # 2058 and C of R # 5655 renewed, not valid after 1951-07-13. | |
| 1950-11-01 | Application
For Registration Of An Aircraft: Applicant: Central British Columbia Airways Ltd.; 844 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B. C., Canada. K. J. Springer - President. Russell Baker - Vice-President. A. T. Carlson - Director. R. A. C. Douglad - Director. Purpose for which aircraft is to be used: Commercial. Usual Station: Kamloops, B. C. |
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| 1950-12-06 | Entered on the register of Canada. | |
| 1950-12-06 | Temporary C of R (#9166) and temporary C of A (#2058) issued by letter, not valid after 1951-02-03. | |
| 1950-12-20 | C
of R # 9166 issued to: Central British Columbia Airways Ltd.; 844 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B. C. 1950-12-06 entered on the register of Canada. Not valid after 1951-07-13, unless endorsed. |
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| 1951-06-21 | Application
For Renewal Of Certificate Of Airworthiness: Hours flown since new: 1061:40. Engine: 6A8-215-B9F, S/N: 24180, Hours run since new: 512:20. Applicant: Central B. C. Airways Ltd. |
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| 1951-06-26 | C of A # 2058 and C of R # 9166 renewed, not valid after 1952-07-13. | |
| 1951-07-10 | West
Tahtsa Lake, B. C.: Republic RC-3 aircraft, CF-EJF, crashed during approach to land at Tahtsa Lake, B. C., on 10 July 1951 whilst engaged on a Charter flight. [Dept. of Transport, Air Services Branch, Civil Aviation Division, Report No. 21-33]. The aircraft took off from Burns Lake, BC, bound for Tahtsa Lake, B. C., with a cargo of freight and one passenger. On arrival at Tahtsa Lake, a steep approach to land was made, the pilot starting the round-out at an estimated height of fifty feet above the water. After two slight alterations of course, the aircraft struck the water and overturned. The aircraft was destroyed and the occupants received minor injuries. The pilot held a valid Commercial Pilot license and had accumulated a total of 385 hours of flying time og which approximately 60 hours had been acquired on Republic RC-3 type aircraft. The aircraft and engine were airworthy for the flight and there was no evidence of malfunctioning of the airframe, engine or controls. The weather was good but the surface of the water at Tahtsa Lake was smooth and glassy. The probable cause of this accident was the failure of the pilot to level off properly, due to glassy water conditions, as a consequence of which the aircraft struck the water and overturned. [ICAO Circular 24-AN/21] |
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| 1951-10-11 | Deleted from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. | |
| Sources: | RAC
Seabee Delivery List. RAC Seabee Export List 1948-11-15. Air Britain "Archive" 1981 No. 3/4. www.historicccar.ca Hendrik van der Veen. |
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