| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-GEC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-21 Goose |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-21/38/39 Goose |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-21A Goose |
| C/n (msn): | B-98 |
| Operator Titles: | West Coast Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 June 1977 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 528347 |
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West Coast Air Grumman G-21A, CF-GEC, on the ramp at Vancouver Airport on June 15, 1977. One year later the aircraft struck an object and sank just off Powell River, BC on 14 August 1978, with no loss of life. This Goose served with the RCAF Western Air Command from Dec 1944 to Jan 1946 and was based at Vancouver from 1948 with BNP Airways (1948-1966) and the BC Hydro and Power Authority (1966-1968) then flew with Midwest Airlines in Winnipeg (1969-1972) before returning to Vancouver in 1973 to join the fleet of West Coast Air Services. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 December 2022, and has since been viewed 134 times. |