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76:Number built
66:Primary user
47:Manufacturer
1629:Lancastrian
1354:Anson Mk.II
1328:Bolingbroke
1193:DHC-3 Otter
1102:PBV-1 Canso
884:Starfighter
879:Silver Star
832:CL-44 Yukon
827:CL-41 Tutor
822:CL-28 Argus
703:A-213 Totem
599:Avro Canada
268:Performance
256:Powerplant:
114:flying boat
1699:Categories
1649:Viking Air
1296:F-11 Husky
937:C-1 Canada
799:Anson Mk.V
730:Bombardier
316:References
307:Power/mass
232:Wing area:
1397:80 Canuck
1278:Fairchild
1132:Viking IV
1127:Stranraer
1087:Avro 504N
1050:Vancouver
761:CS100/300
460:Avro 504N
404:Vancouver
188:Data from
172:Varuna II
1720:Biplanes
1689:Aviation
1593:Saunders
1504:Norseman
1496:Noorduyn
1486:Lysander
1382:16 Finch
1301:Super 71
1092:Avro 552
944:Avro 504
809:Canadair
512:Canadair
508:See also
465:Avro 552
391:aircraft
162:Varuna I
156:Variants
150:Manitoba
1583:Rambler
1578:Courier
1562:Prefect
1404:Cornell
1392:60 Fort
1318:Cornell
1155:J-3 Cub
1150:J-2 Cub
1065:Vedette
1055:Vanessa
967:Hampden
517:Vickers
419:Vedette
409:Vanessa
226:Height:
208:Length:
174:- with
164:- with
138:Vedette
122:biplane
89:Retired
84:History
1675:Portal
1552:Siskin
1450:Bo 105
1377:7 Fawn
1218:Dash 8
1213:Dash 7
1060:Varuna
781:Dash 8
751:Global
414:Varuna
58:Status
19:Varuna
1606:ST-28
1601:ST-27
1557:Tutor
1547:Atlas
1427:FBA-2
1422:FBA-1
1414:Found
1364:Fleet
1333:HS-2L
1286:34-42
1122:Delta
1107:HS-3L
1080:Vista
1075:Vigil
1070:Velos
1012:FDB-1
874:Sabre
864:Canso
715:Shark
710:40H-4
645:214ST
434:Velos
429:Vigil
424:Vista
202:Crew:
1323:FC-2
1263:DA20
1112:FC-2
756:Q400
573:A220
258:2 ×
108:The
92:1932
38:Type
949:F5L
776:850
772:600
665:427
660:412
655:407
650:230
640:212
1701::
1313:71
1308:51
510::
140:.
1677::
774:/
770:/
749:/
740:/
551:e
544:t
537:v
381:e
374:t
367:v
309::
204:4
79:8
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