Certificate of Airworthiness #3774 issued 05-Sep-1952.
• CF-MPN Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, ON. Certificate of Registration #11304 issued 05-Sep-1952. Delivered 05-Sep-1952. Canx 03-Mar-1963.
Note: Named “Noddy” when with the RCMP, associated with the last letter of the registration.
Accident: North Pond, near Stephenville, NL 21-Nov-1961. Collision with electric power lines during attempt to land. Substantial damage but no injuries.
• CF-MPN Superior Airways Ltd., Fort William, ON. Prior to Aug-1968-1969.
Accident: Port Arthur, ON. Lat 48°33’N Lon 89°13’W 31-Aug 1968. The evidence indicates that the float fitted aircraft impacted while in a spiral dive and moving fast. This may have been the result of the pilot attempting to fly on VFR using instruments with a limited panel and very little experience. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot James Wieben (presumed a relative of the Owner of Superior Airways, Orville Wieben) killed in the crash.
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