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CF-DKQ
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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: | 916 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-06-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: |
Reserved US Registration No. NC6639K was not taken up. The FAA "N"
number Index Card was filed in June 1947; "Now E-15859 Canada CF-DKQ".
Canadian CAR File # 5008-D11-17. |
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| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| CF-DKQ | 1946-04-08 | Date
of Allotment to Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Reserved for Leavens Bros. Air Services, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
| 1947-06-?? | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1947-06-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-06-18 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Leavens Bros. Air Services, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | |
| 1947-06-20 | Date of Deletion of Reservation. | |
| 1947-06-20 | US CAA C of A for Export # E-15859 issued; "Canada CF-DKQ". | |
| 1947-06-26 | Registered on Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. | |
| ????-??-?? | C
of R issued to: William Booker; Ontario. |
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| 1957-06-23 | Holland
River, 2 miles east of Bradford West Gwillimbury, north of Newmarket,
Ontario: 45° 07½ N / 79° 33' W The pilot, Clifford Thomas Bolton, attempted a forced landing on Holland River when engine failed due to fuel starvation. Aircraft undershot slightly and struck the top of a dyke with its nose, then bounced into a marsh and toppled forward onto its back. Distortion of fuel cell gave false reading on dip stick. Operator (Owner): William Booker. Damage: Nose section badly crumpled. Fuselage crinkled aft of step. Probably damage to top of cabin. Engine and propeller apparently undamaged. Injuries: Of four family passengers, Mrs. Bolton, cracked one rib. [Canadian CAR File # 5008-D11-17 / 5802-7904].
The Windsor Daily Star, Monday, Jun24, 1957. |
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| 1959-06-17 | Deleted from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. | |
| Sources: | RAC
Seabee Delivery List. www.historiccar.ca. Barry Collman. Terry Judge. |
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