This FC-2W2 was manufactured in 1928 by Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Corporation in the U.S. In 1962, it was donated to the Museum. It has been restored in the markings of a Canadian Transcontinental Airways FC-2W2.
Fairchild FC-2W2
Created to operate in remote areas, this aircraft series suited the Canadian environment. The RCAF used Fairchilds chiefly for photographic surveys and communication. Civil use in Canada involved largely freight and passengers in the north, and passengers in the south.