ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301202
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Pacific Air Lines Ltd |
| Registration: | CF-BPD |
| MSN: | 7538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Edmonton, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
c/no 7538 To De Havilland Canada without C of A (& shipped without engines). Registered CF-MPD [C of R 2017/A29] 26.6.37 to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa; named "Dandelion"; fitted with Gipsy Major #80043/80044. Registered [C of R 2312/A29] 2.9.38 to Noorduyn Aviation Ltd, St Laurent, Quebec (traded in 9.8.38 against Noorduyn Norseman CF-MPE). Registered CF-BPD 8.12.38 to same owner.
Sold 31.5.39 and re-registered [C of R 2404/A295] 6.4.39 to Leavens Brothers Air Services Ltd, Toronto, Ontario (based at Barker Field). Sold 1.9.41 to Canadian Airways (for $5,500) and re-registered (C of R 2873) 1.9.41; to Ginger Coote Airways Ltd, Vancouver. Became Canadian Pacific Air Lines 1.42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when ground-looped on take-off and damaged when port undercariage collapsed at Edmonton, Alberta 13.4.43; not repaired and scrapped 30.6.44. Registration cancelled 2.5.50 as "withdrawn from use"
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH90.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p075.html
3. https://www.aeroflight.co.uk/user/fleet/de-havilland-d-h-90-dragonfly-in-royal-canadian-mounted-police-service.htm
4. https://www.dhc3otter.com/rcmpfleetlist.htm
Media:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Aviation Section with de Havilland DH-90 Dragonfly aircraft (CF-MPA, CF-MPB, CF-MPC, and CF-MPD), Toronto, Ontario, 1937
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2022 22:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Nov-2022 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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