Canadian Forces Dash 8s
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A NOTE ON THE AIRCRAFT NAME:
The official CF name for these aircraft is “Dash 8”, but the CT-142s
are widely known as the “Gonzo”. Those of you who watch the Muppet Show will
understand why.
Designer
Manufacturer
basic designation
variant or model
name
company designation
company number
142801
de Havilland Canada
CC-142
Dash 8
DHC-8-102
38
first date: 11 March
1987 – Taken on
strength
Rolled out
on 25 September 1986. Company tests as
C-GJBT, this registration cancelled 1 April 1987. With
Canadian Forces in Europe as utility
transport, in two-tone European camouflage. With No. 402 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg by
1995, in overall grey finish. Reported
available for disposal in 1998. Ferried
from Winnipeg to Calgary on 13 January 2002. Sold to Field Aviation of Calgary, their
registration C-GJUZ in effect from 8 January 2002 to 7 January 2003. To Arctic Sunwest Charters of Yellowknife, NWT
from 9 January 2003, as C-FASC. First
revenue flight, out of Calgary,
on 28 January 2003.
last date: c.2002 – Struck off and sold
142802
de Havilland Canada
CC-142
Dash 8
DHC-8-102
46
first date: 29 May 1987 – Taken on
strength
Rolled out
26 November 1986. Company tests as C-GIQG,
this registration in effect from 4 December 1987 to 4 February 1988. With Canadian Forces in Europe
as utility transport. With No. 402 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg by 1995. Reported available for disposal in 1998. Ferried from Winnipeg
to Toronto
on 12 January 2002. Sold to Field Aviation
of Calgary, their registration C-GJVB in effect from 8 January 2002 to
4 October 2002. To Hawkair Aviation
Services of Terrace, BC on that date. Back
to Field Aviation of Toronto
from 12 October 2006 to 5 January 2007. To
federal Department of Transport on that date, based at Vancouver, BC.
last date: c.2002 – Struck off and sold
142803
de Havilland Canada
CT-142
Dash 8
DHC-8-102
71
first date: 22
November 1989 – Taken on
strength
Rolled out
on 16 September 1987. Company tests as
C-GESR, this registration in effect from 5 January 1989 to 26 March
1990. Reported as ordered as CC-142(N),
serial number 142301, but no record this serial was ever actually
allocated. With
No. 402 Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, by 1995.
Operated in support of the Canadian Forces
Air Navigation School. Still with this unit when it took part in the
Barksdale AFB air show on 13 and 14 May 2006.
142804
de Havilland Canada
CT-142
Dash 8
DHC-8-102
80
first date: 22 November 1989 – Taken on
strength
Rolled out
on 12 January 1988. Company tests as
C-GFRP, registered from 31 January to 22 December 1989.
Note that this registration has been re-used many times by
de Havilland for company tests. Reported
as ordered as CC-142(N), serial number 142302, but no record this
serial was ever actually allocated. With No. 402 Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, by
1995. Operated in support of the Canadian Forces Air
Navigation School. Took
part in 2005 Abbotsford air show.
142805
de Havilland Canada
CT-142
Dash 8
DHC-8-102
103
first date: 30
August 1990 – Taken on
strength
Rolled out
on 25 April 1990. Company tests as C-GDNG,
registered from 19 April to 1 October 1990. Note
that this registration has been re-used many times by de Havilland for
production testing. Reported as ordered as
CC-142(N), serial number 142303, but no record this serial was ever
actually allocated. With No. 402 Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, by
1995. Operated in support of the Canadian Forces Air
Navigation School. Visited
Valkenburg, Holland
on 21 July 1999. To Calgary 17 June 2002 for repainting. Visited Phoenix, Arizona
on 17 November 2004. Took part in Tyndall
AFB air show in April 2006. On display at Salinas air
show, October 2006.
142806
de Havilland Canada
CT-142
Dash 8
DHC-8-102
107
first date: 12 March 1991 – Taken on
strength
Rolled out
14 October 1990. Reported as company tests
as C-GFQL, but this is not supported by Transport Canada
database. Reported as ordered as
CC-142(N), serial number 142304, but no record this serial was ever
actually allocated. With No. 402 Squadron, CFB Winnipeg, by
1995. Operated in support of the Canadian Forces Air
Navigation School. Visited
Toronto
Aerospace Museum in May 2006, for Chipmunk
anniversary fly-in.
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data has come
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Created 1 March 2007. Updated 1 March 2007.