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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg
John Griffin was a significant historian, documenting Canada's Military aircraft
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Lancaster FM213
CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
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"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
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Courier (Canadian: 3 )

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).

Wkikpedia Wikipedia Courier

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:

RCAF Owned (3)

last update: 2024-10-25 15:26:21

Courier 24

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Model 8

Known Squadron Assignments:

Fitted with single float, 18 June 1930.

YouTube short clip of an RCAF Consolidated Courier

last update: 2024-October-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 25

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Model 7

Known Squadron Assignments:

last update: 2024-November-21
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 26

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inst

A 10

Model 7

Known Squadron Assignments:

Used at Camp Borden. Category D accident there on 9 October 1936. Became instructional airframe A 10 on 19 July 1937.
last update: 2024-October-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

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Consolidated Courier

CASPIR Aircraft Groups:

Courier 24

Courier 25

Courier 26

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