Early History
United States Navy. General Motors TBM-3S. Construction #: 2917.
Royal Canadian Navy. Avenger AS 3. Flew as #366. BOC: July 8, 1950. SOC: Jan. 30, 1958.
Wheeler Airlines, St. Jean, Quebec
#507 CF-IMX 1958-1965
Aerial spray program – NB
1958 – Converted to sprayer, painting, etc. by Fairey Aviation, Dartmouth, NS. Part of a fleet of 6 Wheeler and 6 Skyway TBMs. 1959 – No operations. 1960-1965 – No records, but very likely flew in NB for these years.
Wheeler Northland Airways Ltd, St. Jean, Quebec
#507 CF-IMX 1966-1970
Aerial spray program – NB
1966, 1967 – Pilot Zahorsky. 1968 – Did not fly in NB. 1969 – Pilot J. Fewell. 1970 – Pilot Graves.
Wheeler #507 at Fredericton, June 1958. (Canadian Forest Service)
Wheeler #507 spraying over forest, June 1958. (Canadian Forest Service)
Wheeler TBM #507 FIMX parked with 2 others.
Wheeler TBM #507 FIMX parked beside a Stearman.
Wheeler Northland Airways Ltd., St. Jean, Quebec
#506 CF-IMW 1966-1970
Aerial spray program – NB
1966 – Pilot Knudson. 1967, 1968 – Did not fly in NB. 1969, 1970 – Pilot Marcoux.
Wheeler #507 FIMX parked beside # 501 FIMR, 1966.
Evergreen Air Services, Roxboro, Quebec
#507 CF-IMX 1971-1974
Aerial spray program – NB, Quebec
1971 – Pilot Graves. 1972 – Flew in NB and Quebec in 1972. Pilot Gilland. 1973 – Pilot Yaworsky. 1974 – Pilot Becon
Crashed 7 June 1974 on takeoff, Sevogle, NB. The aircraft caught fire and was completely destroyed.
Wreck of FIMX at the side of the recently extended runway at Sevogle airstrip, June 1974, Sevogle, NB. [Dave Ray]
