Ken Murphy wrote:
On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:13:40 +0100, ®i©ardo wrote:

Canuck wrote:
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Thanks Canuk for the postings. I like the Avro 504K, but is it carrying
a British civil registration?


Ricardo, Nick: The Avro 504K at the WCAM is a replica, built by the
National Aviation Museum in 1967 for the Centennial celebrations.

As it is not an original aircraft, it is on long-term loan to the
WCAM.

It wears registration G-CYEI, indicating the Canadian portion of the
British system.

The registration is correct, as during the Canadian Air Board years,
1919 to 1927, the newly formed Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
operated government owned, civil registered aircraft, on a mix of
military and civil tasks.

The G-C was the Canadian list in the British registration system,
G-CYxx being the RCAF segment, G-CAxx being the civil list.

CF- came into use as the Canadian registration prefix in the late
20's, Tiger Moth CF-AAA being first on the registry.

For the original aircraft, see
http://www.airforce.dnd.ca/site/equi...paper/504k.jpg

Ken


Hi Ken,

Thanks for such a comprehensive explanation - truly there's something
new to learn every day.

I appreciate your help.

®i©ardo

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