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Re: Warbirds in Canada - Interesting to Brits as well.

Posted by PeterA on Tue Sep 24, 2002 03:56:16 AM

In reply top Warbirds in Canada posted by Brian on Mon Sep 23, 2002 06:42:29 PM

Brian
A MkIV Spitfire!!
Can you please give any more details? There are three possibilities from known data, none of which have an obvious Canadian connection. Could this be another Russian recovery?
PeterA

: Seems that since Transport Canada amended the regs regardi
: ng the registration and operation of ex-military Aircraft
: in Canada (CAR Standard 507.03 (5)(b)) there's some new an
: d interesting (too Canadians at least) popping up on the r
: egistry. These include the two Spits (MKIV & MKXVI) now sh
: owing on the register, a Scottish Aviation Bulldog, two Ha
: wker Hunters (ex SE-DXE & DXF) a few L-29s. I've heard of
: some other interesting ones coming but can't say what. So
: rry to see C-FUZZ (P-51D) leave and the Alberta Rose Corsa
: ir for sale but hopefully they'll be some interesting airc
: raft replacing them in Canadian skies.
:
: Hopefully the changes in the Regs will help generate a mor
: e life into the warbird scene in the great white north.
:
: Keep em' flying....eh!

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