Avian (Total: 43, Canadian: 43, Group 0)
Avro Avian
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3545898)
Avro Avian Mk. IVM, CF-CEW, Ottawa Flying Club, 1938.
The Avro Avian was a series of British light aircraft designed and built by Avro in the 1920s and 1930s Wikipedia
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Harold A Skaarup Web PageAvian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 92
s/n 92
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/282
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
92
Known Units: Camp Borden
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Used at Camp Borden, Ontario.last update: 2024-December-25
1932-December-23 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 93
s/n 93
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/283
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
93
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Used by Controller of Civil Aviation in 1930.last update: 2024-December-25
1934-November-19 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 94
s/n 94
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/284
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
94
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Loaned by DND to the Cape Breton Flying Club at Sydney, NS. Damaged beyond repair in heavy landing near Sydney on 28 June 1937.last update: 2024-December-25
1929-October-25 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1933-February-28 Ownership Transferred Transferred to Cape Breton Flying Club as CF-CAZ. 2019-08-20
1933-February-28 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 95
s/n 95
m/d 594B
c/n R3/CN/285
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
95
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. To Ottawa Technical School as training aid. Registration CF-CAY reserved. Loaned by DND to the Cape Breton Flying Club at Sydney, NS.last update: 2024-December-25
1929-October-26 Taken on Strength 2020-07-11
1932-June-01 Reduced to Spares or Produce Reduced to spares, for CF-CAZ . 2020-07-11
1934-October-19 Struck off Strength 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 96
s/n 96
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/286
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
96
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. To Ottawa Technical School as training aid.last update: 2024-December-25
1934-October-19 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold or donated. 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 97
s/n 97
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/287
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
97
Known Units: Camp Borden
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Category A crash at Camp Borden, Ontario on 28 September 1931, after mid-air with Moth 79. Sgt. F.B. Brisco bailed out successfully, Sgt. Hitchen killed.last update: 2024-December-25
1931-September-28 Struck off Strength Written off in Category A crash at Camp Borden, Ontario. 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 98
s/n 98
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/288
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
98
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. No record of civil registration, not known if ever operated by Hamilton Flying Club.last update: 2024-December-25
1933-February-22 Ownership Transferred Transferred to Hamilton Flying Club. 2019-08-20
1933-February-23 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 99
s/n 99
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/289
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
99
Known Units: Camp Borden
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Used at Camp Borden. Category A accident while there, on 28 September 1931, apparently repaired. To civil register as CF-CAJ. Loaned by DND to the Ottawa Flying Club.last update: 2024-December-25
1932-February-18 Struck off Strength Struck off, later sold. 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 100
s/n 100
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/290
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
100
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK.last update: 2024-December-25
1934-November-19 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Minor serial 101
s/n 101
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/291
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
101
Known Units: Camp Borden
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Used at Camp Borden, Ontario.last update: 2024-December-25
1934-November-19 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 125
s/n 125
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/297
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
125
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Operated by Cape Breton Flying Club as CF-CDF in 1931. Damaged beyond repair after stall and hard landing at Sydney, dates unclear.last update: 2024-December-25
1930-April-07 Registration Issued Registered to Department of National Defence 2020-07-11
1931-October-21 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying club 2019-08-20
1931-October-21 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1937-April-15 Transferred Loaned to Cape Breton Flying Club at Sydney, NS. 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 126
s/n 126
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/307
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
126
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Operated by Cape Breton Flying Club as CF-CDG in 1931. Damaged beyond repair 15 August 1937 in hard landing at Sydney.last update: 2024-December-25
1931-October Registration Issued Registered to Department of National Defence 2020-07-11
1932-January-27 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying club 2019-08-20
1932-January-27 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1937-April-15 Transferred Loaned to Cape Breton Flying Club at Sydney, NS. 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 127
s/n 127
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/308
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
127
Known Units:
Loaned to Toronto Flying Club, later to their ownership as CF-CDU in 1933.. To Ottawa Flying Club on 11 August 1937. Registration cancelled on 25 October 1939, to Ottawa Technical School as an instructional airframe.last update: 2024-December-25
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 128
s/n 128
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/309
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
128
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Operated by Brandon Flying Club as CF-CDH in 1931. Loaned to Brandon Flying Club. Donated back to RCAF in 1941, used as instructional airframe at No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School at Virden, Manitoba.last update: 2024-December-25
1931-October-21 Registration Issued Registered to Department of National Defence 2020-07-11
1931-November-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1932-November-09 Ownership Transferred Transferred to Flying Club 2019-08-20
1936-September-18 Ownership Transferred Ownership transferred to Brandon Flying Club 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 129
s/n 129
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/310
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
129
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Operated by Cape Breton Flying Club as CF-CDE in 1933. Loaned to Cape Breton Flying Club at Sydney, NS. Damaged beyond repair on 10 June 1937, when undercarriage collapsed due to bolt failure on landing at New Glasgow, NS.last update: 2024-December-25
1933-July-22 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying club 2019-08-20
1933-July-22 Registration Issued Registered to Department of National Defence 2020-07-11
1933-July-25 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1937-April-15 Ownership Transferred Ownership transferred to Cape Breton Flying Club. 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 130
s/n 130
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/306
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
130
Known Units: Camp Borden
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Category C damage at Camp Borden on 22 July 1931.last update: 2024-December-25
1932-January-27 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 131
s/n 131
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/311
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
131
Known Units: Camp Borden
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Category B damage at Camp Borden on 6 August 1931.last update: 2024-December-25
1932-January-27 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 132
s/n 132
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/296
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
132
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Operated by Brandon Flying Club as CF-CDI in 1931.last update: 2024-December-25
1931-November-09 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying club 2019-08-20
1931-November-09 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 133
s/n 133
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/313
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
133
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Operated by Brant-Norfolk Flying Club as CF-CDJ in 1931.last update: 2024-December-25
1931-October-07 Registration Issued Registered to Department of National Defence 2020-07-11
1931-October-10 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying club 2019-08-20
1931-October-10 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1933-May-22 Destroyed on Ground (Accident) Destroyed by fire at Brantford. 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 134
s/n 134
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/314
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
134
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car from UK supplied complete airframe. Loaned to Moose Jaw Flying Club in 1932, civil register as CF-CDQ. Ownership to Winnipeg Flying Club on 20 November 1936. Sold to M. Helfrich of Winnipeg on 21 June 1937. Withdrawn from use due to wartime restrictions on 26 August 1943. Sold to C. Graffo of Winnipeg on 6 February 1967. Restored, donated to National Aeronautical Collection in 1968. Now on display at Rockcliffe, Ontario.last update: 2024-December-25
1932-July-25 to Civil Register Canadian To civil register, still owned by DND 2019-08-20
1935-August-13 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 135
s/n 135
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/315
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
135
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Loaned to Winnipeg Flying Club as CF-CDR from 21 July 1932. To No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba as a training aid, after registration cancelled.last update: 2024-December-25
1932-July-25 to Civil Register Canadian To civil register, still owned by DND 2019-08-20
1932-August-21 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 136
s/n 136
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/312
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
136
Known Units: Camp Borden
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Category A crash at Camp Borden on 9 September 1931.last update: 2024-December-25
1932-January-27 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 137
s/n 137
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/316
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
137
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Loaned to Calgary Aero Club in 1933 as CF-CDV in 1933, later to their ownership. Sold to K.A. Pollock of Hilda, Alberta. Withdrawn from use on 7 September 1943 and stored. Restored in the 1960s and donated to the Western Canada Pioneer Museum in Wetaskawin, Alberta (later renamed the Reynolds Museum). Still on display at the Reynolds Museum.last update: 2024-December-25
1933-October-24 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying clubs 2019-08-20
1933-October-24 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 138
s/n 138
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/317
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
138
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Operated by London Flying Club (Ontario) as CF-CDT in 1933.last update: 2024-December-25
1933-January-31 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying clubs 2019-08-20
1933-January-31 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 141
s/n 141
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/318
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
141
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Transferred to flying clubs. Loaned to London Flying Club as CF-CDW in 1933, later to their ownership. Sold to H.W. Fowler of St. Thomas, Ontario on 25 May 1937. Crashed into a tree after engine failure on takeoff from St. Thomas on 28 January 1940, not repaired.last update: 2024-December-25
1933-November-21 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 142
s/n 142
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/319
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
142
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Transferred to flying clubs. Operated by Ottawa Flying Club as CF-CDK in 1931. Loaned to Ottawa Flying Club. Sold to J.O. Noury of Ottawa on 1 September 1937, but registration not taken up. Registered to F.F. Cybulskie of Barrys Bay, Ontario on 19 November 1937, after a major rebuild. To W.L. Galbraith of Renfrew, Ontario on 12 May 1939. To J.S. Belway of Westboro, Ontario on 15 February 1940. Destroyed when it struck a tree near Blue Sea Lake, Quebec during a forced landing following an engine failure, on 17 March 1940.last update: 2024-December-25
1931-December-04 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
1931-December-10 Registration Issued Registered to Department of National Defence 2020-07-11
1935-January-01 Ownership Transferred Ownership transferred to Ottawa Flying Club. 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 143
s/n 143
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/320
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
143
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Loaned to Regina Flying Club. Operated as CF-CDX in 1933.last update: 2024-December-25
1935-October-07 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial 144
s/n 144
m/d 616
c/n R3/CN/321
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
144
Known Units:
Assembled by Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., after arrival from UK. Transferred to flying clubs. Loaned to Brant-Norfolk Aero Club at Brantford, On in 1931. Operated by Brant-Norfolk Flying Club as CF-CDL. To Ottawa Flying Club on 10 September 1937. Sold to R. Marchand of Ottawa on 30 April 1938. To J.M. Berry of Ottawa on 4 July 1938. To J.O. Noury of Ottawa in May 1939, registration not taken up. To W.S. Sparrow of Ottawa on 19 August 1939. To G.S. Levy of Ottawa on 15 July 1940, but registration not taken up due to wartime restrictions.last update: 2024-December-25
1931-October-07 Registration Issued Registered to Department of National Defence 2020-07-11
1936-October-28 Ownership Transferred Ownership transferred to Brant-Norfolk Aero Club. 2020-07-11
1936-October-30 Struck off Strength 2022-02-07
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CBA
s/n CFCBA
m/d 594B
c/n R3/CN/293
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CBA
Known Units:
Loaned by DND to Brant-Norfolk Flying Club at Brantford, Ontario in 1929. Ground looped during landing at Brantford on 16 July 1931, damaged beyond repair.last update: 2025-February-06
1930-April-23 Taken on Strength 2020-07-11
1931-July-16 Accident Crash Crashed, see comments 2019-08-20
1931-November-09 Ownership Transferred Transferred to flying club 2020-07-11
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CBB
s/n CFCBB
m/d 594B
c/n R3/CN/301
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CBB
Known Units:
First loaned by DND to Brant-Norfolk Flying Club at Brantford, Ontario in 1929. To Ottawa Flying Club on 11 July 1935, still registered to DND. Re-engined with AS Genet Major that month. Ownership transferred to Ottawa Flying Club on 6 October 1936. Withdrawn from use 21 May 1939, broken up for spares.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CBC
s/n CFCBC
m/d 594B
c/n R3/CN/300
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CBC
Known Units:
Loaned by DND to the Brandon Aero Association, Brandon, Manitoba in 1929. Re-engined with Armstrong-Siddley Genet Major engine September 1935. Withdrawn from use 18 May 1937, broken up.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CBD
s/n CFCBD
m/d 594B
c/n R3/CN/298
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CBD
Known Units:
Loaned by DND to the Brandon Aero Association, Brandon, Manitoba in 1929. Re-engined with ADC Cirrus Hermes II engine during 1936. Registered to H.C. Austin of Brandon on 23 June 1937. To R.A. Joberty of St. Boniface, Manitoba on 28 August 1939. To P. Atkin of Winnipeg, Manitoba on 16 July 1940. Withdrawn from use on 16 June 1941.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CBJ
s/n CFCBJ
m/d 594B
c/n R3/CN/322
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CBJ
Known Units:
Loaned by DND to Ottawa Flying Club in 1930, still registered to DND. Ownership transferred to Ottawa Flying Club on 6 October 1936. Sold to J.O. Noury, (later to design the Fleet Canuck) of Ottawa on 1 October 1938. Rebuilt, using ADC Cirrus III engine. Registered to L. Ethier of Ottawa on 4 October 1938. Withdrawn from use due to war time restrictions on 3 October 1939.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CBW
s/n CFCBW
m/d 594B
c/n R3/CN/323
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CBW
Known Units:
Loaned by DND to London Flying Club in 1930. Stalled on take off on training flight at London on 19 March 1934, crashed, damaged beyond repair.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CEV
s/n CFCEV
m/d 616
c/n 65259
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CEV
Known Units:
Loaned to Ottawa Flying Club in 1936.last update: 2025-February-06
1937-May-01 Accident Crash Crashed after stalling during low level aerobatics near Inkerman, Ontario, not repaired 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CEW
s/n CFCEW
m/d 616
c/n 65252
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CEW
Known Units:
Loaned to Ottawa Flying Club in 1936.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CEX
s/n CFCEX
m/d 616
c/n 65254
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CEX
Known Units:
Loaned to Border Cities Aero Club in Walkerville, Ontario in 1936. Severely damaged on 6 May 1939 when it nosed over after being hit by a gust of wind while landing at Walkerville, not repaired.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CEY
s/n CFCEY
m/d 616
c/n 65255
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CEY
Known Units:
Loaned to Border Cities Aero Club in Walkerville, Ontario in 1936. Damaged on 17 January 1939, nosed over while being warmed up without anyone on board, not repaired.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CEZ
s/n CFCEZ
m/d 616
c/n 65256
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CEZ
Known Units:
Loaned to Saskatoon Aero Club in 1936. Damaged at Bladworth, Saskatchewan (70 miles south-south-east of Saskatoon) on 5 September 1937, stored. Sold to F.R. Glass of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on 10 April 1939, registered by him on 16 March 1942. Registration cancelled on 6 February 1943, reported broken up for spares.last update: 2025-February-06
1939-April-10 Sold as Surplus Sold, see comments 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CFA
s/n CFCFA
m/d 616
c/n 65257
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CFA
Known Units:
Loaned to Saskatoon Aero Club in 1936. Sold to F.R. Glass, Jr. of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on 14 April 1939. Damaged at Prince Albert on 19 May 1940 when a passenger accidently advanced the throttle while the aircraft was on the ground, aircraft taxied into fence. Not repaired.last update: 2025-February-06
1939-April-14 Sold as Surplus Sold, see comments 2019-08-20
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CFB
s/n CFCFB
m/d 616
c/n 65258
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CFB
Known Units:
Loaned to St. Catharines Flying Club in 1936.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CFC
s/n CFCFC
m/d 616
c/n 65249
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CFC
Known Units:
Loaned to St. Catharines Flying Club in 1936.last update: 2025-February-06
Avian Avian Mk.IVM Major serial CF-CFH
s/n CFCFH
m/d 616
c/n 65250
Ottawa Car & Aircraft
CF-CFH
Known Units:
Ex CF-CFH, which had been registered to the Department of National Defence in 1937 for use at the Brandon Flying Club. Received from Department of Transport. Used as Instructional Airframe at No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School at Virden, Manitoba.To RCAF instructional airframe register on 22 March 1941, as A.129.last update: 2025-February-06
1941-March-22 Classified Instructional To RCAF as instructional airframe 2019-08-20
1941-March-22 Taken on Strength 2020-07-11
1945-May-17 Struck off Strength 2020-07-11