Argus (Fairchild 24) (Total: 214, Canadian: 5, Group 0)

Fairchild Argus (Fairchild 24)

(RCAF Photo)
Fairchild F-24H Argus, RCAF (Serial No. 699). Flown out of Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario from Nov 1940 until she was struck off strength in Dec 1942.

The Fairchild Model 24, also called the Fairchild Model 24 Argus/UC-61 Forwarder or Fairchild Model 24 Argus, is a four-seat, single-engine monoplane light transport aircraft designed by the Fairchild Aviation Corporation in the 1930s. It was adopted by the United States Army Air Corps as UC-61 and also by the Royal Air Force. The Model 24 was itself a development of previous Fairchild models and became a successful civil and military utility aircraft. Wikipedia

Wikipedia Fairchild Model 24 Argus

Argus (Fairchild 24) F-24H serial 699

s/n 699

c/n 693

Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.

699

Known Units: 12

Donated to the RCAF, had been NC16894. With No. 12 (Comm) Squadron at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in 1941. Reported damaged in a crash, used as spares for Argus 4809 .
last update: 2024-December-25

RCAF Aircraft Record Card

1940-December-31 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1942-August-26 Accident: 12 COMM Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Finelater | Svendson
1942-December-21 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20

📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 214

Argus (Fairchild 24) F-24R serial 4809

s/n 4809

c/n 3320

Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.

4809

Known Units: 12

Built in 1938. Donated by previous owner, Readers Digest magazine publisher, had been registered as NC20637. Served with No. 12 (Comm) Squadron at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. On strength of No. 1 Air Command Communication Flight at Trenton when withdrawn from us on 19 July 1945.

This F24R 4809 is not the same F24R 4809 C-FGZL that is registered to the Canadian Historical Aircraft Assoc. in Windsor. That one is c/n R46-250.

last update: 2024-December-25

RCAF Aircraft Record Card

1940-November-04 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1944-April-05 Accident: 3 COMM FLIGHT Loc: Saint-Hubert Quebec Names: Macauley | Stevenson
1945-October-03 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20

📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 283

Argus (Fairchild 24) C8-E serial CF-CCD

s/n CFCCD

c/n 2802

Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.

CF-CCD

Known Units:

Registered for use of the Controller of Civil Aviation.
last update: 2025-February-06

1943-June Registration Cancelled Registration cancelled, exported to J.E. Goleb of Dayton, Ohio. 2019-08-20

📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 616

Argus (Fairchild 24) C8-E serial CF-CCN

s/n CFCCN

c/n 2801

Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.

CF-CCN

Known Units:

Registered for use of the Controller of Civil Aviation. Sold to Fleet, but registration not taken up by Fleet. To Leavens Brother Aircraft of Toronto on 6 May 1939. To Maritime Central Airways of Charlottetown, PEI on 17 October 1941. Registration cancelled 1 November 1943, when the aircraft was exported to J.E. Goleb of Dayton, Ohio.
last update: 2025-February-06

1939-April-04 Sold as Surplus Sold to Fleet Aircraft 2019-08-20

📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 616