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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Bristol 135/142/149 Blenheim / Bolingbroke
    Latest Model:Bolingbroke
    Last Military Serial:9023 RCAF
    Last Civil Registration:C-GCWO
    Compressed ID:Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) Bo...
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Bolingbroke by Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) at Quebec, Canada.

    16 August 1941

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 9023.
    Delivered with structural provision for floats.

    16 August 1941

    Transferred to Eastern Air Command, Halifax.
    Delivered to Eastern Air Command.

    Transferred to No. 119 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station, Yarmouth, NS.
    Operated with markings: DM E

    27 October 1941

    Crashed.
    Ditched in Saint Margarets Bay, 20 miles west of Halifax, at 18:30. Three of the four crew members were injured.

    29 October 1941

    Transferred to No. 4 Repair Depot.
    Assigned to No 4 for write off.

    10 December 1941

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
    View the Location Dossier

    Restoration started.

    Components from 10040 were used in the restoration.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    The composite restoration was started using the nose from 10024 and various components from: 9889, 9937, 9949, 9981, 10117 and 10184.

    To unknown owner with c/r C-GCWO.

    10 February 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed in the old hangar at the Canadian Warplane Heritage at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    15 February 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed in the new museum at the Canadian Warplane Heritage at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    15 February 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed in the new museum at the Canadian Warplane Heritage at Mount Hope, Ontario.

    December 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Mount Hope, Ontario.

    27 December 2002


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at Mount Hope (Hamilton), ON.

    27 December 2002


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    17 June 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Hamilton Air Show hosted by the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Mount Hope, Ontario.

    16 June 2012


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    16 June 2012


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 2012 photo taken at Hamilton Air Show, Canada
    Credits
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    Print Sources
     World Military Out of Service 2008 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers by Brian Walker
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
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