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    Airframe Family: Fairchild M62 / PT-19 / PT-23 / PT-26 Cornell
    Latest Model:Cornell II
    Last Military Serial:FV720 RCAF
    Construction Number:1088
    Last Civil Registration:CF-CVT
    Compressed ID:Fairchild Cornell II sn FV720 RCAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation, Edenvale, Collingwood, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1944

    Constructed as a Cornell II.

    From 22 September 1944 to 6 May 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n FV720.

    6 May 1947

    To Royal Canadian Flying Club Association, Brandon Flying Club with new c/r CF-CVT.
    Donated, free issue, by RCAF.

    Circa 1960

    To Roach Ltd of Fredericton, NB I keeping c/r CF-CVT.

    10 December 1990

    Civil registration, CF-CVT, cancelled.

    4 June 2001

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
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    26 June 2006

    To Alfred Beam, Fort Erie, ON with new c/r CF-CVT.

    Markings Applied: FV720

    20 August 2011


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Photo at the 2011 Waterloo Air Show

    20 August 2011


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Photo at the 2011 Waterloo Air Show

    9 September 2013

    Civil registration, CF-CVT, cancelled.

    14 September 2013


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At the Vintage Wings of Canada AIrshow, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

    7 October 2013

    To Vintage Wings of Canada/les Ailes Depoque Du Canada, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r CF-CVT.

    7 October 2013

    Civil registration, CF-CVT, cancelled.

    Based at Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau, QC.
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    2 April 2014

    To Alfred Beam, Fort Erie, ON keeping c/r CF-CVT.

    13 June 2014

    Civil registration, CF-CVT, cancelled.

    23 July 2014

    To Collingwood Classic Aircraft Foundation, Stayner, ON keeping c/r CF-CVT.

    Based at Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation, Edenvale, Collingwood, ON.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
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