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    Airframe Family: Fairchild 24 Argus / C-61 Forwarder / C-68 / GK / J2K
    Latest Model:F-24R-46
    Last Civil Registration:C-FGZL
    Compressed ID:Fairchild F-24R-46 cr C-FGZL
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Aviation Museum, Windsor Airport, Windsor, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a F-24R-46.

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FGZL.

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
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    17 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    17 June 1995


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton International Airshow at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    15 February 2004


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    8 April 2004

    Assigned civil registration: C-FGZL (24R46, R46-250)

    8 April 2004

    To Drake M. Andrews, Wellandport, ON keeping c/r C-FGZL.

    13 November 2012

    To Drake M. Andrews, Wellandport, ON.

    Markings Applied: 4809

    27 March 2018

    To Canadian Historical Aircraft Assoc., Windsor, ON keeping c/r C-FGZL.

    Based at Canadian Aviation Museum, Windsor Airport, Windsor, ON.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden
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    Transport Canada
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     Mike Henniger
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