Warbird Registry
Aerial Visuals
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-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 – Pilot Marcoux. 1970 – On May 23, Harold Hawes flew IMX from St. Jean, Quebec, to Dunphy, NB, for the start of the spraying season. His flight log records a short trip to Chipman on May 23, then on May 28 he lost control while taking off from a muddy strip and bent the prop. [Hazel Clare, pers. comm.]
Aerial spray program – Newfoundland
1969 – Harold Hawes flew IMX from Dunphy, NB, to Deer Lake, NF, on June 27 and sprayed there until July 27. He then flew IMX to St. Jean, Quebec. [Hazel Clare, pers. comm.]
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 airstrip, NB. According to the Department of Transport accident card: “The aircraft veered to the left of the runway during takeoff and contacted trees. It made a 360° turn (uncontrolled), put down on the side of the runway and burst into flames.” The aircraft was completely destroyed but pilot Brecon was not injured.
