The De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter had good load-carrying ability, great reliability, and excellent short take-off-and-landing capabilities, all of which recommended it for both civil and military use.

This Otter, serial 9408, was built in 1960 and purchased by the Royal Canadian Air Force soon after. It served with reserve squadrons and two search-and-rescue units, one in Alberta and the other in Montreal, before the type was retired in 1982.

The aircraft is in RCAF Air Transport Command markings and is seen in the storage hangar at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe Airport, Ottawa.

Tags:   9408 De Havilland Canada CC-123 Otter

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This Nieuport 12, serial N1504, was used by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Ince who became the first Canadian to shoot down an enemy aircraft during the First World War.

Built in 1915, this Nieuport 12 was a gift to Canada from the Government of France. Transported from France to Halifax by steamship in February 1917, the War Trophies Board exhibited the aircraft across North America as a war relic, to raise public support for the war effort. This Nieuport was the first aircraft that the Canadian government retained for its historical significance.

The skilled conservation team at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe Airport, Ottawa, restored it to appear as it would have during its 1917 exhibition tour.

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This Nieuport 12, serial N1504, was used by Flight Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Ince who became the first Canadian to shoot down an enemy aircraft during the First World War.

Built in 1915, this Nieuport 12 was a gift to Canada from the Government of France. Transported from France to Halifax by steamship in February 1917, the War Trophies Board exhibited the aircraft across North America as a war relic, to raise public support for the war effort. This Nieuport was the first aircraft that the Canadian government retained for its historical significance.

The skilled conservation team at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe Airport, Ottawa, restored it to appear as it would have during its 1917 exhibition tour.

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The Silver Dart (or Aerodrome #4) was a derivative of an early aircraft built by a Canadian/U.S. team, which after many successful flights in Hammondsport, New York, earlier in 1908, was dismantled and shipped to Baddeck, Nova Scotia. It was flown from the ice of Baddeck Bay on 23rd February 1909, making it the first controlled powered flight in Canada. The aircraft was piloted by one of its designers, Douglas McCurdy. The original Silver Dart was designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA), which had been formed under the guidance of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.
The frame and structure of the Silver Dart were made of steel tube, bamboo, friction tape, wire and wood.

This Silver Dart Replica is on display in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe Airport, Ottawa.

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Canon EOS 5DS R
TAMRON 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD A010
ƒ/6.3 300.0 mm 1/1000 200

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