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No. 4042. Boeing Canada C-204 Thunderbird (CF-ALA c/n 1)
Photograph from Boeing Canada, taken at RCAF Jericho Beach Air Station, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 30, 1930

Boeing Canada C-204 Thunderbird

08/31/2015. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The first type to be produced by the newly formed Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd. was a slightly modified version of the Seattle-designed Boeing 204, the last of a family of single-engined pusher flying boats developed by the Boeing Airplane Co. Five of their predecessors (B-1D/B-1E) had been imported by Western Canada Airways Ltd and used primarily for fishery patrols along the British Columbia coast. Almost certainly this influenced taking the decision to build the type in Canada.

Manufacturing started in the summer of 1929 with jigs and tools imported from the parent company. Some changes were incorporated and the Canadian version was designated Model C-204 to indicate the difference. It was also named Thunderbird and became the first Boeing type to be named. The changes were:

Created March 19, 2005