RapidFireWeb de Havilland DH.89 Dragon and DH.90 Dragonfly (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3580898). de Havilland DH.89 Dragon, 3 July 1935. The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide is a 1930s short-haul biplane airliner developed and produced by British aircraft company de Havilland. Capable of accommodating 6–8 passengers, it proved an economical and durable craft, … Read more
Desoutter Mk. II Sports Coupe (The Flight magazine archive Photo) Desoutter Mk. II Sports Coupe, UK Reg. No. G-AAZI, 1930 The Desoutter is a British monoplane liaison aircraft manufactured by Desoutter Aircraft Company at Croydon Aerodrome, Surrey. In the late 1920s, Marcel Desoutter, a well known pilot, formed the Desoutter Aircraft Company Ltd to follow … Read more
Fairchild trainers, transports and utility aircraft (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3581670) Fairchild 71, RCAF (Serial No. 643), previously Reg. No. G-CYWH, 1940. The Fairchild 71 was an American high-wing monoplane passenger and cargo aircraft built by Fairchild Aircraft and later built in Canada by Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) for both military and … Read more
Fairchild FC-24R (RCAF Photo) Fairchild F-24H Argus, RCAF (Serial No. 699). Flown out of Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario from Nov 1940 until she was struck off strength in Dec 1942. (RCAF Photo) Fairchild FC-24R Argus, RCAF (Serial No. 4809). The Fairchild Model 24 is a four-seat, single-engine monoplane light transport aircraft designed by the Fairchild Aviation … Read more
Fairchild FC-51 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3390251) Fairchild 51A, RCAF, G-CYYT, later (Serial No. 627), equipped with experimental radio equipment, Rockcliffe, Ontario, 28 Aug 1931. Fairchild 51 (6) Registration & Reg. Nos. G-CYXK (later 620), G-CYXW (later 624), G-CYXY (later 211 and 613), G-CYYV (later 625), 29 (later 621), 30 (later 622), … Read more
Fairchild Super 71P (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3256158) Fairchild Super 71P, (Serial No. 666), 26 Nov 1936. Fairchild Super 71P (2), (Serial Nos. 665, 666), for a total of 2 aircraft. The Super 71P (for photographic) was a variant that had been developed for the RCAF. A new wing mount and the … Read more
Fairchild FC-2, FC-2L, FC-2W and KR-34C Trainers, Transports and Utility Aircraft (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3256154) Fairchild FC-2L, RCAF, Reg. No. G-CYWU, floatplane. The production model FC-2 was powered by the 220 hp Wright J-5 Whirlwind radial, an engine that would make history in a few months when Lindbergh’s J-5-powered Spirit of … Read more
Fleet 50K Freighter (Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Photo) Fleet 50K Freighter, RCAF (Serial No. 800), twin-engine biplane general utility aircraft. The Fleet 50K Freighter was underpowered and only five were built. Design was started in 1936 to create a general purpose twin-engined utility aircraft for the Canadian market. It was designed as a short … Read more
Fleet Fawn and Fleet Finch trainers (RCAF Photo) Fleet Fawn Mk. II , RCAF (Serial No. 219). Fleet Fawn Mk. I (20), (biplane), (Serial Nos. 190-209), Model 7C Fawn Mk. II (31), (Serial Nos. 213-222, 228-237, 259-265, 280-283), for a total of 51 aircraft. In the 1930s, Fleet Aircraft built a series of single-engined, two-seat … Read more
Canadian Vickers Vista (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3552927) Canadian Vickers Vista, RCAF Reg. No. G-CYZZ, ca 1928. The Vista was the first Canadian-designed monoplane. It had a duralumin sheet hull and the tail was made of framed metal tubing. The wings were made of wood and the wing and tail surfaces were … Read more
