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| Nom de l'objet : | Aircraft |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | 7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Aerospace Transportation -- Equipment |
| Matériaux : | Metal |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2003-075-001 |
| Fabricant : | Canadian Fairchild |
| Date de début de production : | 25/02/1933 |
| Date de fin de production : | 24/09/1949 |
| Description : | Fairchild 71C registration number CF-ATZ was built by Canadian Fairchild of Montreal and purchased by Canadian Airways, a precursor to Canadian Airlines International, Feb 25, 1933. It operated out of Winnipeg and later from Edmonton and throughout the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Territorial Air Service purchased and operated her from 1941 until she crashed at Lake Aristofats, 110 miles east of Yellowknife, on Sept 24, 1949. Two people perished in the crash and two survived the crash. Max Ward and Matt Berry salvaged the aircraft the next day. There she lay next to the lake until 1981 when the Alberta Aviation Museum Association with significant help from Buffalo Airways and 435 Squadron of CFB Namao returned her to Edmonton for restoration. With 11,000 hours of restoration work later the Museum is please to be able to present this noteworthy aircraft from Alberta's aviation history . The list of pilots who flew it include Punch Dickens, Wop May, Matt Berry and Lewis Leigh. In 1935 Matt Berry flew it 8400 miles (16000 kilometres) through the Northwest Territories to locate possible air routes to Alaska and beyond. |
| Fonctions : | Canadian Airways; Territorial Air Service;Alberta Aviation Museum; Buffalo Airways; 435 Squadron CFB Namao |
| Sujet ou image : | Aircraft/Transportation/Air travel/Air pilots |
| Établissement : |
Alberta Aviation Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Edmonton |
| Province de l'établissement : | Alberta |
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