BOB McLEOD COLLECTION
No. 4413. Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.31M (9850 c/n 13253) Royal Canadian Air Force
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08/12/2006. Remarks by Jack
McKillop: "This aircraft was registered G-18-200 by the
manufacturer and delivered to the RCAF on November 1, 1957. It was
sold to the Canadian airline Wardair on March 20, 1968 and
registered CF-WAD. Wardair put it to work in northern Canada where
their tough construction and big clamshell doors were advantages
especially to the mining industry. It was withdrawn from use and
stored in 1976. Thereafter it was operated by North Canada Air and it
crashed at Hay River, Northwest Territories on November 20, 1977. It
had just left Hay River Airport when it stalled due to shifting load.
One crew member was killed, the other seriously injured." |
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Created July 17, 2005