McKinnon G-21C Turbo-Goose

McKinnon G-21C Turbo-Goose

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02/15/2007. Remarks by Dave Hilchie: "The aircraft was taken on strength by the RCAF as a G-21A Goose Mk.II with s/n 926 (c/n 1083) (More views: 1) , on July 16, 1940. On September 5, 1941, during a gale force storm, it overturned at its mooring on the St. Lawrence River at Quebec City. Wing Commander Larry E. Wray earned the Air Force Cross for his contribution to the following salvage operation. The aircraft was repaired but probably not put into service again as it was struck off charge on June 25, 1942, and later sold.

It was registered as CF-BZY to "Canada Veneers Ltd." of St. John, New Brusnwick on October 29, 1945, then exported to the USA in May, 1951 as N3692, and later exported to Britain as G-ASXG where it was registered to the Grosvenor Estates and was converted by McKinnon to a G-21C with PT6A engines somewhere between April 1967 and May 1969, receiving the new c/n 1201.

It was re-imported into Canada in 1973 as CF-AWH and I took this snapshot when I was working for AirWest Airlines in Vancouver as a mechanic. We had just completed several months work on the aircraft that included stripping out the executive interior and installing high density passenger seating (10 seats), reversing the engine intake scoops from the bottom to the top of the nacelles, extensive avionics replacements and associated wiring and a complete exterior paint stripping and repainting in the Airwest colours of basic white with black, red and orange trim.

It was re-converted to R985 engines by 1986, and was written off in a water landing accident on May 12, 1988. The remains were still in the bone-yard at Port Hardy Airport, British Columbia in November 2006."


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02/15/2007. Remarks by Dave Hilchie: "The aircraft was taken on strength by the RCAF as a G-21A Goose Mk.II with s/n 926 (c/n 1083) (More views: 1) , on July 16, 1940. On September 5, 1941, during a gale force storm, it overturned at its mooring on the St. Lawrence River at Quebec City. Wing Commander Larry E. Wray earned the Air Force Cross for his contribution to the following salvage operation. The aircraft was repaired but probably not put into service again as it was struck off charge on June 25, 1942, and later sold. It was registered as CF-BZY to "Canada Veneers Ltd." of St. John, New Brusnwick on October 29, 1945, then exported to the USA in May, 1951 as N3692, and later exported to Britain as G-ASXG where it was registered to the Grosvenor Estates and was converted by McKinnon to a G-21C with PT6A engines somewhere between April 1967 and May 1969, receiving the new c/n 1201. It was re-imported into Canada in 1973 as CF-AWH and I took this snapshot when I was working for AirWest Airlines in Vancouver as a mechanic. We had just completed several months work on the aircraft that included stripping out the executive interior and installing high density passenger seating (10 seats), reversing the engine intake scoops from the bottom to the top of the nacelles, extensive avionics replacements and associated wiring and a complete exterior paint stripping and repainting in the Airwest colours of basic white with black, red and orange trim. It was re-converted to R985 engines by 1986, and was written off in a water landing accident on May 12, 1988. The remains were still in the bone-yard at Port Hardy Airport, British Columbia in November 2006."