The Museum's Cessna Crane was delivered to the RCAF in August 1941. It was donated to the Museum in 1976. The Crane flew again after a ten year rebuild in November 1986, displaying the colors and markings of its first assignment - No. 4(SFTS), Saskatoon.
Cessna Crane Mk.I
The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat or Cessna Crane is a twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and larger multi-engine combat aircraft. The commercial version was the Model T-50, from which the military versions were developed.