| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-ZYC |
| Fleet number: | 20 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (G-40) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman TBM-3 Avenger |
| C/n (msn): | 3669 |
| Operator Titles: | Hicks & Lawrence |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | SudburyMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYSB IATA: YSB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1971 |
| Photo by: | Peter Marshall (via Gary Vincent) |
| Photo ID: | 574572 |
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Originally US Navy bu 53607, this Avenger was with Cisco Aircraft in California by the early 60s. It was sold to Aerial Applications as N8398H in 1963. Hicks & Lawrence bought it in 1971. On May 20, 1975 during a test flight, the aircraft lost power on take-off and the pilot landed straight ahead in swampland north of Juniper Airport, NB.The pilot walked away, but the aircraft was abandoned until the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum recovered it in 1996. Rebuilt in Fredericton, NB using parts from two other Avengers, it's painted Forest Protection Limited's C-GFPL that crashed in 2010. This photo is copyright © Peter Marshall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 May 2023, and has since been viewed 150 times. |