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The Canadian Vickers Vedette was the first aircraft designed and built in Canada to meet a specification for Canadian conditions. It was a single-engine biplane flying boat purchased to meet a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) demand for a smaller aircraft than the Vickers Viking with a much greater rate of climb, to be suitable for forestry survey and fire protection work.
A version of the PBY-5A Catalina, this aircraft was built in 1944 for the Royal Canadian Air Force A Vickers Vedette replica at the Western Canada Aviation Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba A Canadian Vickers MR-63 car on its last day in service on the Montreal Metro.
The company was located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [4] Reid was given the plans for an aircraft started by R. K. Pierson who worked for Vickers Limited, the British parent company of Canadian Vickers Limited. [5] Reid, together with a man named Newall, developed the design into the aircraft known as the Vedette. [4] "The design and production ...
Canadian Vickers Vedette (May 36–Aug 39) Northrop Delta (Feb 37– Nov 41) Bristol Bolingbroke I and IV (Dec 40–Aug 43) Lockheed Ventura GR.V (May 43–May 45) Two letter Squadron code was YO from Aug 39 - May 42, GA from May until the use of Squadron codes was discontinued in the RCAF HWE on the 16 Oct 1942, "for security reasons". [6]
Français : Photographie, Le vapeur « Storstad » endommagé, Canadian Vickers, Montréal, QC, 1914, Wm. Notman & Son, Plaque sèche à la gélatine, 20 x 25 cm Норвежский углевоз « Сторстадт » («Storstad»)
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Canadian Vickers Vedette; Canadian Vickers Velos; Canadian Vickers Vigil; Canadian Vickers Vista This page was last edited on 29 July 2011, at 19:08 (UTC). Text ...
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