DOUG DAVIDGE COLLECTION
No. 1624. Fokker 8 Super Universal (CF-AAM c/n 827)
Photographed at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, 2001, by Doug Davidge

Fokker 8 Super Universal

08/31/2007. Remarks by Doug Davidge: "The aircraft was built in 1929 and registered to Western Canada Airways on February 11. Already on April 19, the registration was tranferred to Consolidated Mining and Smelting. It was sold to E.L. Wasson and G.T. Simmons on October 15, 1934, who sold it to Northern Airways on June 8, 1935. It was wrecked in an accident while taking off from snow on December 5, 1937.

About 43 years later it was recovered and restoration by Clark Seaborn and his team started in 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, using parts from other aircraft as well. CF-AAM flew again on July 24, 1998 gaining its CofA the following year. After another 35,000 mls (56,327 km) of flying the aircraft was withdrawn from active flying and is shown at the Western Canada Aviation Museum, Winnipeg."

Read the type remarks on page 10256.


Created July 5, 2002