REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE # 826

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AIRCRAFT DATA

Manufacturer: Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA.
Model: RC-3 Seabee
Type Certificate No: A-769
Serial Number: 826
Manufacturing Date: 1947-05-??
Engine: Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM)
S/N: 23831.
Remarks: Canadiana Heritage Reel # T-7949 (image 1329 thru 1414).
Canadian CAR File # 5008-F19-1 (5008-FSA).
 
Reg. No. Date Remarks
CF-FSA 1947-04-10 Date of Allotment to Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.
Reserved for Curtiss-Reid Flying Service Ltd.; Cartierville Airport, Box 365, Station "O", Montreal, Quebec.
1947-05-06 Weight And Balance Data: Empty Weight - Computed: 2196.0 lbs.
1947-05-?? Manufacturing Date.
1947-05-?? Test flight.
1947-05-13 Bill of Sale:
Purchaser: Curtiss-Reid Flying Service, Inc.; Cartierville Airport, Box 365, Station "O",  Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Seller: Republic Aviation Corporation; M. G. Veckman, Assistant Treasurer.
1947-05-14 Date of Deletion of Reservation.
1947-05-14 US CAA C of A for Export # E-15800 issued. Export to Canada.
1947-05-20 Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Curtiss-Reid Flying Service Ltd.; Montreal, Quebec.
1947-05-23 Inspected and certified as airworthy by Air Engineer P. Pascal.
Temporary C of A and C of R issued: not valid after July 22, 1947.
1947-05-23 Registered on Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.
1947-06-05 Bill of Sale:
Purchaser: Omer Rousseau; 46½ rue St. Joseph, Quebec City, P.Q.
Seller: Curtiss-Reid Flying Service Limited; W. R. J. Oliver, President.
1947-06-05 Application For Registration Of An Aircraft:
Applicant: Omer Rousseau; 46½ rue St. Joseph, Quebec.
Purpose for which aircraft is to be used: Commercial.
Usual Station: Quebec City Airport, Quebec.
Aircraft inspected on 5-6-47, P. Pascal.
1947-06-06 Temporary C of A and C of R issued: not valid after August 5, 1947.
1947-07-03 C of A # 2280 issued.
1947-08-15 C of R # 6069 issued to:
Omer Rousseau; 46½ rue St. Joseph, Quebec, P.Q.
1947-05-23 entered on the register of Canada.
1948-05-27 C of A # 2280 and C of R # 6069 renewed, not valid after 1949-05-26. 
1949-08-19 C of A # 2280 and C of R # 6069 renewed, not valid after 1950-06-29. 
1950-01-05 Sold from Omer Rousseau to Gail Motors, Flin Flon, Manitoba, for $3900.00.
1950-01-10 Temporary C of A # 2280 and C of R issued: not valid after April 10th, 1950.
1950-01-10 Leavens Bros. Air Services Ltd.: Aircraft fitted with Federal A-3500 modified bottom skis, AT082, Prod. No. 40, Serial No. 431, complete with tailski, axle bushing kit and rigging harness; also South Wind cabin heater installed.
1950-01-10 Application For Registration Of An Aircraft:
Applicant: Gail Motors; Flin Flon, Manitoba.
F. E. Lockhart - President.
Purpose for which aircraft is to be used: Commercial.
Usual Station: Flin Flon, Manitoba.
1950-01-10 Entered on Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.
1950-05-20 DoT/Air Services: Letter of authority to ferry aircraft from Flin Flin, Manitoba, to Regina, Saskatchewan.
1950-05-26 C of R # 8708 issued to:
Gail Motors; 59 Hill Street, Flin Flon, Manitoba.
(Frederick Eldon Lockhart).
1950-01-10 entered on the register of Canada.
Not valid after June 29th, 1950, unless endorsed.
1950-06-07 Kramer Air Services, Regina: Inspected for renewal of C of A.
1950-06-07 Application For Renewal Of Certificate Of Airworthiness:
Hours flown since new: 491:00.
Engine: 6A8-215-B9F, S/N: 23831, Hours run since new: 494:55.
Applicant: Gail Motors.
1950-06-15 C of A # 2280 and C of R # 8708 renewed, not valid after 1951-06-28. 
1951-??-?? Accident.
1963-08-16 Memorandum from Winnipeg Regional Office/Air Services to ADMA - Ottawa.
...
The subject aircraft has been involved in an accident in 1951; and, since it has never been brought into an airworthy condition it is considered a write-off.
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  1963-08-19 Deleted from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Written Off.
 

Sources:

RAC Delivery List.
www.historiccar.ca.
Jim Tyerman.

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