Canada – Canadian Aviation Series 1993 Proof Silver Dollar 37mm (31.10 grams) 0.925 Silver (0.925 oz. ASW)
Reference: KM# 236 ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA·, Queen Elizabeth II facing right.
CANADIAN AIRWAYS CANADA 20 DOLLARS, Depicts a Fairchild 71C landing on a northern lake, goose
within circle right. A gold cameo of James A.
Richardson is inset.
You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.
The Fairchild 71 was an American high-wing monoplane passenger and cargo aircraft built by Fairchild Aircraft and later built in Canada by Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) for both military and civilian use as a rugged bush plane.
The United States Army Air Service acquired one Model 71 for evaluation; it was designated XC-8, later redesignated XF-1 and used for photographic work.
Eight more service-test aircraft, designated YF-1 were ordered; all nine were later redesignated C-8.
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), another major military operator, evaluated the Fairchild 71 in mid-June 1930. Thirty four RCAF F-71s were operated from 1930 to 1946. Along with the earlier FC-2 series, the RCAF F-71 was utilized primarily in the aerial photographic survey role as well as northern transport. In November 1934, the RCAF transferred the FC-71s to the five detachments flying in the amalgamated Maritimes No. 5 (Flying Boat) Squadron at RCAF Station Dartmouth. The squadron flew the FC-71 extensively on anti-smuggling (rum running) and illegal immigration patrols for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Most of the Model 71 production ended up in the hands of bush plane operators in Canada and the United States. Civilian operators likewise found the 71 a rugged, reliable and highly useful utility transport, well suited for northern and remote operations.
- Fairchild 71
- Initial production variant
- Fairchild 71A
- Production variant with increased sweep on wings and improved interior
- Fairchild 71C
- Canadian-built version
- Fairchild 71-CM
- Canadian-built version with metal-skinned fuselage
- Fairchild Super 71
- Floatplane version with new fuselage and greater wingspan
- Fairchild 51/71
- Canadian-built version with wings of Model 51 and fuselage of Model 71
United States military designations
- XC-8
- One prototype Fairchild 71, later redesignated XF-1 when modified for photo survey.
- YF-1
- Eight service-test aircraft
- C-8
- YF-1 redesignated
- C-8A
- F-1A redesignated
- XF-1
- XC-8 redesignated for photo-survey
- YF-1
- Eight Fairchild 71 aircraft for evaluation with provision for seven passenger seats, later redesignated C-8A.
- F-1A
- Production aircraft (Fairchild 71A), six built later redesignated C-8A.
- J2Q-1
- One Fairchild 71 for evaluation by the United States Navy, redesignated XR2Q-1.
Canadaa
The land now called Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonies were established on the region’s Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various conflicts, the United Kingdom gained and lost North American territories until left, in the late 18th century, with what mostly comprises Canada today. Pursuant to the British North America Act, on July 1, 1867, three colonies joined to form the autonomous federal Dominion of Canada. This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the new self-governing Dominion. In 1931, Britain granted Canada near total independence with the Statute of Westminster 1931 and full sovereignty was attained when the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament..
Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II being the current head of state. The country is officially bilingual at the federal level. It is one of the world’s most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries, with a population of approximately 35 million as of 2015. Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks. Canada’s long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture.
Canada is a developed country and one of the wealthiest in the world, with the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally, and the eighth highest ranking in the Human Development Index. It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic freedom, and education. Canada is a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations, a member of the Francophonie, and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the G8, the Group of Ten, the G20, the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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