Courier (Total: 3, Canadian: 3, Group 0)

Consolidated Courier

(RCAF Photo)
Consolidated O-17 Courier Model 7 (Serial No. 26).
Consolidated O-17 Courier Models 7 and 8 In 1928 the RCAF purchased three aircraft, two Model 7 landplanes (Serial No. 25), and (Serial No. 26), and one Model 8 floatplane (Serial No. 24).

Wikipedia Wikipedia Courier

unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Courier Model 8 serial 24

s/n 24

24

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Fitted with single float, 18 June 1930.


YouTube short clip of an RCAF Consolidated Courier


last update: 2024-December-25
   1928-February-27 Taken on Strength 2020-09-21
   1941-April-16 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 203

Courier Model 7 serial 25

s/n 25

25

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last update: 2025-June-25
   1928-May-17 Taken on Strength (or February?) 2019-08-20
   1928-September-24 Struck off Strength Struck off, after Category A accident at Camp Borden on 16 August 1928. 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 203

Courier Model 7 serial 26

s/n 26

26

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Used at Camp Borden. Category D accident there on 9 October 1936. Became instructional airframe A 10 on 19 July 1937.
last update: 2024-December-25
   1928-February-17 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1937-July-19 Classified Instructional A 10 2020-06-10
   1941-April-16 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 203