| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-CART |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairchild FC-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild FC-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild FC-2W2 |
| C/n (msn): | 128 |
| Operator Titles: | Canadian Transcontinental Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Ottawa - RockcliffeMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYRO IATA: YRO Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Canada Aviation and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | WalAndPl |
| Photo ID: | 838813 |
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Built in 1928. It was purchased in the same year by Brock and Weymouth Incorporated, a U.S.-based company that was acquired by the Aero Service Corporation the following year. The aircraft was used for aerial surveys until the early 1940s. In 1962, the company's founder and president, Virgil Kauffman, donated the aircraft to the Museum. It has been restored in the markings of a Canadian Transcontinental Airways FC-2W2 This photo is copyright © WalAndPl, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 August 2025, and has since been viewed 20 times. |