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    Airframe Family: Beech 17 Staggerwing / C-43/GB Traveler
    Latest Model:D17S Staggerwing
    Construction Number:0403
    Last Civil Registration:CF-DTE
    Compressed ID:Beech D17S cn 0403 cr CF-DTE
    Latest Owner or Location:Reynolds Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta

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    Dates

    Event

    1940

    Constructed as a D17S.

    15 March 1940

    To Department of Transport, Ottawa with new c/r CF-DTE.

    25 February 1955

    To Orilla Air Service, ON keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    20 June 1957

    To G. D. Clarke, Toronto keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    29 June 1959

    To L. E. Cross, Saint. Michelle Des Street, PQ keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    11 July 1961

    To Ferland Construction Inc and Ste Emile de L Energie, Joliette, PQ keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    21 March 1962

    To Cargair, Joliette, PQ keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    19 June 1963

    Certificate of airworthiness for CF-DTE expired.

    Restored.

    September 1969

    To Cargair keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    After September 1969

    To Skyline Aviation, Calgary keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    1971

    To G. Money (and) Son, Calgary keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    15 April 1971


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1971 photo at Winnipeg - One of a pair of Beech Staggerwing aircraft bought by the Department of Transport in 1940 and here still in service as a personal transport. It is now part of the Reynolds Collection at Wetaskiwin/AB

    6 March 1974

    To Axel Borje Molin, Wetaskiwin, AB keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    12 January 2006

    To Byron E J Reynolds, Wetaskiwin, AB keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    10 September 2012


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: at Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB

    5 December 2012

    To Reynolds-Alberta Museum Province of Alberta, Wetaskiwin, AB keeping c/r CF-DTE.

    Based at Reynolds Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB.
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    To Reynolds Museum, Wetaskiwin, AB.
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     Beech 17 Production List
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