This Fleet Finch was built at Fort Erie, Ontario and delivered to the RCAF in 1940. The aircraft served as a primary pilot trainer at several BCATP Elementary Flying Training Schools. The Museum acquired it in 1987. The Finch now carries its original markings - a trainer at No. 22 EFTS at Ancienne Lorette, now Quebec City Airport, in 1943.
Fleet Finch MK.II
The first Finches were delivered in 1939 to meet an RCAF requirement for a fully aerobatic, primary trainer. The Finch Mk.II first flew from Fort Erie in March 1940. During the following year, over 400 Fleet Finch Mk.IIs were delivered to BCATP Elementary Flying Schools right across Canada.