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CF-DKX
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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: | 925 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-05-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: |
Reserved US Registration No. NC6648K shown on Index Card, but was not taken up.
FAA Records destroyed 1967-05-21.
Canadian CAR File # 5008-D11-24. |
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| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (NC6648K) CF-DKX |
1946-04-08 | Date
of Allotment to Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Reserved for Leavens Bros. Air Services, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
| 1947-05-?? | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1947-05-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-06-20 | Date of Deletion of Reservation. | |
| 1947-06-20 | US CAA C of A for Export # E-15867 issued; "Canada CF-DKX". | |
| 1947-07-17 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Leavens Bros. Air Services, Ltd.; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | |
| 1947-08-13 | Registered on Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. | |
| 1952-06-15 | Windermere,
Ontario: The aircraft, on landing, was allowed to touch the water at about 75 MPH. Immediately after touching the water, the left wing tip float hit a swell and buried itself. The aircraft waterlooped to the left making 1½ turns before coming to stop. The right wing tip float was almost torn off, but by getting out on the left wing, the aircraft was kept on even keel and taxied to, and beached on, shore. Pilot: C. D. Leavens. Operator: Leavens Bros. Air Services, Ltd. Damage: Substantial. [Canadian CAR Files # 5008-D11-24 / 5802-21536]. |
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| 1952-??-?? | Deleted from Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Written Off. | |
| Sources: | RAC
Seabee Delivery List. Canadian Civil Aircraft Registry. Barry Collman. Terry Judge. www.historiccar.ca. |
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