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c/n 16
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c/n 16

CF-GIX

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• Delivered  27-Aug-1948

• CF-GIX A. M. Berry & Co

• Pacific Western Airlines

• Aanx by TC 19-Sep-1958

• Destroyed • 
Accident: Near High Lake, Northwest Territories, (Nunavut) 29-Aug-1958. Whilst based at Yellowknife, aircraft stalled and crashed. According to investigation, engine quit on take-off due to water in fuel system; aircraft had recently been in Edmonton, Alberta for an extensive overhaul and its wings were known to stall while the ASI indicated a high speed, The pilot Bud Marceau plus four geologists killed. Aircraft deemed a write off on 16-Sep-1958, however, wreck still in situ in July 2007 after nearly 50 years.