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    Airframe Family: Canadair CL-215 / CL-415
    Latest Model:CL-215-6B11
    Construction Number:1098
    Last Civil Registration:C-GFSM
    Compressed ID:Canadair CL-215-6B11 cn 1098 cr C-G...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Spray (1967) Ltd, Penhold, AB

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    Dates

    Event

    1988

    Constructed as a CL-215-1A10.

    21 March 1988

    To Province of Alberta with new c/r C-GFSM (CL215 1A10, ?1098).

    31 March 2000

    To Air Spray keeping c/r C-GFSM.

    20 April 2001

    To Conair Group Inc (Conair Aviation), Abbotsford, BC keeping c/r C-GFSM.

    By 5 May 2006

    Converted to a CL-215-6B11.

    5 May 2006

    To Conair Group Inc (Conair Aviation), Abbotsford, BC keeping c/r C-GFSM.

    11 July 2006


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This piston powered Canadair CL-215 is waiting on its new turboprop engines - at Abbotsford, BC

    10 December 2010

    To Conair Group Inc (Conair Aviation), Abbotsford, BC keeping c/r C-GFSM.

    Operated as fire service #203.

    16 April 2013


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 2013 photo at Abbotsford BC - Both this water bomber and sister ship C-GFSL over-winter here and catch up on servicing. Soon they will be returning to Alberta for the forest fire season

    21 May 2014


    Photographer: Murray Lundberg
    Notes: At Whitehorse, Yukon, en route to Alaska to help fight the Funny River fire.

    September 2019


    Photographer: Virginia Morgan

    11 April 2023

    To Air Spray (1967) Ltd, Penhold, AB keeping c/r C-GFSM.
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