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Serial #: 10040
Construction #: ?
Civil Registration:
  C-GCWO
Model: Mk. IVT
Name: None
Status: Restoration
Last info: 2003
  History:
Delivered to Royal Canadian AF as 10040.
- BOC: Dec. 10, 1942.
- SOC: May 15, 1946.
- Up for disposal at RCAF MacDonald, to farmer for parts, 1946.
Western Canada Aviation Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1976-1979.
Canadian Warplane Heritage, Hamilton, Ontario, 1983-2003.
- Registration C-GCWO reserved, 1998.
- Under restoration to airworthy.
-- Utilizing parts from 8 Bolingbrokes.
-- To be fitted with P&W R-1535s.
- Planned to fly as 9023/DM-E.

Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Bristol Worldwide Aircraft Survey, www.filton.flyer.co.uk/bristol/surveylist.htm.
Photo Source(s):
Mike R. Henniger
Steve Tournay
Norman Malayney
Timothy Cox Photography

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