| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-FVYH |
| Aircraft Original Type: | PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader |
| Aircraft Version: | PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader |
| C/n (msn): | 1Z017-27 |
| Operator Titles: | Supermarine Aircraft |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Saint Thomas - MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYQS IATA: YQS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 24 February 2007 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 566113 |
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This PZL-Mielec M-18A Dromader was imported to Canada in June 1995 by Hicks & Lawrence Ltd. of St. Thomas, ON. Mervin Hicks partnered with Thomas Lawrence in 1950 to establish a crop spraying business in 1950. The Hick & Lawrence spray aircraft fleet was sold to the Supermarine Aircraft owned by the Martindale family in 2001 which operated a total of 21 different M-18s between 2001 and 2020, including C-FVYH which was exported in October 2020. The M-18s were mostly flown on seasonal forest spraying contracts battling spruce budworm infestations in eastern Canada. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 April 2023, and has since been viewed 140 times. |