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1663

N12372 with masked out military markings for the delivery flight.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © 12 July 1967 - Michael J. Ody Collection
AF-409 gets some final checks done at Downsview - CYZD.
Photo: Sheldon D. Benner © April 1967 - Michael J. Ody Collection

1663

N12372

AF-409

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N12372 Owner/Operator details unknown (see story below). Regd in 1967.

Registered for delivery flight. Canx from FAA records 10-Apr-1975.

AF-409 Zambian Air Force. Delivered 31-May-1967. (12-Jul-1967).

Fate Unknown

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Sheldon explains: c/n 1663 wearing N12372 as a delivery dodge for AF-409 which would have been blocked from entering certain countries on its delivery to Zambian AF as a military plane.  I took shots of both and they are dated 12-Jul-1967.  According to my brief notes, the Zambian Beaver got as far as Gander on delivery and was refused to fly in Africa.  So they painted some of the plane in black and that effort didn't work either to please the authorities.  It was given some sort of a paint job in Montréal but eventually had to return to YYZ.  I shot it the day it arrived back at YYZ and perhaps I talked to the pilot to get the latest scoop on its return.

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