RCAF 2250 to 2299

Canadian Military Aircraft
Serial Numbers
RCAF 2250 to 2299
Detailed List

Photograph courtesy of the Ventura Memorial Flight Association, Edmonton

	Designer	Manufacturer	basic designation	variant or model	name
	company designation	company number
2250	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5699?
	Ex USN, BuNo 34809. Served with Eastern Air Command and Western Air Command, dates unknown.
	first date: 24 September 1943			last date: 16 January 1947
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2251	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5701
	Ex USN, BuNo 34811. Prototype wireless installation on 21 May 1945.
	first date: 24 September 1943			last date: 3 October 1946
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2252	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5703?
	Ex USN, BuNo 34813. With No. 122(K) Squadron at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC, 1944/45.
	first date: 23 September 1943			last date: 3 October 1946
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2253	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5705?
	Ex USN, BuNo 34815. With No. 8 (BR) Squadron in 1945.
	first date: 23 September 1943			last date: 22 September 1952
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2254	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5702
	Ex USN, BuNo 34812. Converted to target tug on 23 December 1947. Later sold to Spartan Aircraft. To US civil register as N539N.
	first date: 24 September 1943			last date: 18 March 1951
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2255	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5700
	Ex USN, BuNo 34810. Assigned to Western Air Command. Later to US civil register as N855JM., owned by B. L. Skidmore of Mirarar, FLA in 1977
	first date: 30 September 1943			last date: 22 September 1952
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2256	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5887
	Ex USN, BuNo 34997. Ferried through Winnipeg, en route to Malton, on 21 March 1947. Converted to target tug on 22 June 1948. Later sold to Spartan Aircraft.
	first date: 16 November 1943			last date: 18 March 1957
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2257	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5249?
	Ex USN, BuNo 33240. Converted to target tug on 23 December 1947. Later sold to Spartan Aircraft.
	first date: 16 November 1943			last date: 18 March 1957
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2258	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5880?
	Ex USN, BuNo 34990. Assigned to Eastern Air Command.
	first date: 23 November 1943			last date: 22 January 1947
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2259	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5889?
	Ex USN, BuNo 48653. Served with Eastern Air Command and Western Air Command, dates unknown.
	first date: 26 November 1943			last date: 16 January 1947
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2260	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5886
	Ex USN, BuNo 34966?. Assigned to No. 2 air Command at time of crash. Baugher reports this BuNo as RAF FP683, diverted to SAAF.
	first date: 26 November 1943			last date: 24 August 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after Category B damage on 6 July 1945.
2261	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5893
	Ex USN, BuNo 48657. Used by No. 8 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Sea Island or Patricia Bay, BC, c.1943 to 1945. Coded "B". At Abbotsford, BC in 1945.
	first date: 26 November 1943			last date: 3 October 1946
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2262	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5890
	Ex USN, BuNo 48654. Ferried through Winnipeg, en route to Rockcliffe, on 1 March 1947. Converted to bombing and gunnery trainer on 22 June 1948. To US civil register, as N165H, registered to Airplane Sales International of Beverly Hills, CA.
	first date: 3 December 1943			last date: 5 March 1952
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2263	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5892
	Ex USN, BuNo 48656. Converted to bombing and gunnery trainer on 22 June 1948. Served with No. 1 Aerial Armament School, at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario, coded "DK*R".
	first date: 3 December 1943			last date: 16 October 1953
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2264	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5894?
	Ex USN, BuNo 48658. Ferried through Winnipeg, en route to Rockcliffe, on 9 March 1947. In use at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario in 1952. Sold to Spartan Aircraft.
	first date: 3 December 1943			last date: 18 March 1957
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2265	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5891
	Ex USN, BuNo 48655. Assigned to Western Air Command. Registration N10487 issued to Siple Aviaiton Ltd. of Montreal. Delivered from storage at RCAF Station Vulcan, Alberta as N515, c. 1953. To Universal Trading Co. of New York as N10487, from 1953 to 1954. To Howard Air Services December 1954. Convereted to Howard Super Ventura, conversion no. 16, completed on 13 June 1957. To Ohio Oil Co. as N515, 1957 to 1961. Back to Howard Air Service, as N511U. Converted to Howard 350 by 1962. Back to Ohio Oil, later Marathon Oil, 1962 to 1963. To Lone Star Steel as N151LS, later N1514S, 1963 to 1968. Several owners through 1970s. Was registered as N1514S to Inter Island Shipping of Baham, when it crashed in a swamp near Dania FLA on takeoff on 26 May 1979. Destroyed by fire.
	first date: 9 December 1943			last date: 11 August 1950
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2266	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146
	Ex USN, BuNo 48737. Lost at sea, out of Dartmouth, NS, date unknown.
	first date: 28 December 1943			last date: 25 April 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2267	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146
	Ex USN, BuNo 34901. With No. 113 (BR) Squadron in Nova Scotia, c.1943 to 1944. Coded "K".
	first date: 6 January 1944			last date: 16 May 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after Category A damage on 21 April 1945, at Dartmouth, NS.
2268	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5990
	Ex USN, BuNo 48754. At RCAF Station Torbay, Newfoundland in 1945. Later to US civil register as N51190, owned by Business Aircraft Corp. of San Antonio, TX.
	first date: 6 January 1944			last date: 22 January 1947
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2269	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5987?
	Ex USN, BuNo 48751. Assigned to Eastern Air Command and Western Air Command, dates unknown.
	first date: 11 January 1944			last date: 8 July 1947
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2270	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5989?
	Ex USN, BuNo 48753.
	first date: 11 January 1944			last date: 21 June 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after Category A damage at Winnipeg on 3 December 1944.
2271	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5992?
	Ex USN, BuNo 48756. Used by No. 8 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Sea Island or Patricia Bay, BC, c.1943 to 1945. Coded "D". Converted to target tug on 7 February 1947.
	first date: 11 January 1944			last date: 8 September 1947
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2272	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5991?
	Ex USN, BuNo 48755. With No. 122(K) Squadron in BC, 1944/45. Had 395:50 airframe time when struck off.
	first date: 19 January 1944			last date: 29 October 1947
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2273	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5988?
	Ex USN, BuNo 48752. Assigned to Western Air Command. Later sold to Spartan Aircraft.
	first date: 19 January 1944			last date: 4 June 1952
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2274	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146
	Ex USN, BuNo 48761. With No. 115 (BR) Squadron in BC, c. 1944.
	first date: 20 January 1944			last date: 13 July 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after Category A damageat Vancouver on 12 February 1944.
2275	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146
	Ex USN, BuNo 48762.
	first date: 28 January 1944			last date: 16 April 1944
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after Category A damage at Vancouver, BC on 7 February 1944.
2276	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146
	Ex USN, BuNo 48757. With No. 170 Squadron at time of crash.
	first date: 11 February 1944			last date: 18 June 1945
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after crashing on 28 March 1945.
2277	Lockheed-Vega		Ventura	G.R. Mk. V
	V-146	5097
	Ex USN, BuNo 33088. At RCAF Station Sea Island, BC in 1945.
	first date: 14 April 1944			last date: 3 October 1946
	Taken on strength
2278	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 76
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953. Portugese serial was 2522.
	first date: 21 December 1951			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to Portugese Air Force.
2279	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 77
	Used at No. 2 Air Observers School at St. Jean, PQ. To civil register as CF-VCC, registered to Hooker Air Service of Sioux Lookout, Ontario in 1976. Off register by 1982.
	first date: 21 December 1951			last date: 2 August 1966
	Taken on strength			Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation.
2280	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 78
	Used at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba.
	first date: 21 December 1951			last date: 8 January 1954
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after Category A crash at Winnipeg on 14 September 1953.
2281	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 79
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953.
	first date: 21 December 1951			last date: 12 February 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2282	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 80
	first date: 1951 or 1952			last date: 7 April 1967
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2283	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 81
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953.
	first date: 30 January 1952			last date: 12 February 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2284	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 82
	Operated by No. 411 (Aux) Squadron at RCAF Station Downsview, Ontario in the 1950s.
	first date: 1951 or 1952			last date: 7 April 1967
	Taken on strength			Struck off.
2285	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 83
	Used at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba.
	first date: 21 December 1951			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2286	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 84
	Used at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba.
	first date: 30 January 1952			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2287	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 85
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953.
	first date: 21 December 1951			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2288	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 86
	Used at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba. Portugese serial number was 2523.
	first date: 30 January 1952			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to Portugese AF.
2289	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 87
	Used at RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba.
	first date: 30 January 1952			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2290	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 88
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953. Served with No. 424 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Hamilton, Ontario. Operated by auxiliary squadrons at RCAF Station Downsview, Ontario in the 1950s, including No. 400 Squadron. Also reported as struck off on 9 October 1964. To Canadian civil register when sold, as CF-SDS. Off register by 1976.
	first date: 30 January 1952			last date: 13 April 1965
	Taken on strength			Struck off, to Crown Assests Disposal Corporation for sale.
2291	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 89
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953. To civil register as CF-TBD, later C-FTBD. Registered owners included Sabourin Lake Airways in 1976 (as CF-TBD), Emo Investments till 1990 (C-FTBD by then), Eagle Aviation until 1994, Red Lake Airways until 1997, and Rusty Meyers Flying Service until 2001, when it returned to Red Lake Flying Services. Remained there until January 2004, when it was sold to Daxair Ltd. Last Certificate of Registration issued 15 January 2004.
	first date: 7 February 1952			last date: 8 November 1965
	Taken on strength			Struck off, later sold.
2292	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 90
	Served with No. 424 Squadron (Auxiliary) at Hamilton, Ontario.
	first date: 7 February 1952			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2293	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 91
	Reported Category A damage at Armstrong, Ontario on 7 January 1961, while serving with No. 402 Squadron.
	first date: 8 February 1952			last date: 12 January 1965
	Taken on strength			Struck off
2294	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 92
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953.
	first date: 8 February 1952			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to French AF.
2295	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 93
	Used at RCAF Station Summerside, PEI. Portugese serial number was 2524.
	first date: 27 February 1952			last date: 12 May 1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to Portugese AF.
2296	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 94
	Used at No. 2 Air Navigators School at RCAF Station Winnipeg in 1953. Also used at RCAF Station Summerside, PEI, dates unknown. Portugese serial number was 2525.
	first date: 27 February 1952			last date: 12 May1959
	Taken on strength			Transferred to Portugese AF.
2297	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 95
	Used at RCAF Station Summerside, PEI.
	first date: 27 February 1952			last date: 3 May 1954
	Taken on strength			Struck off, after fire damage on 27 April 1954.
2298	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 96
	Reported Category A at Claresholm, Alberta on 16 November 1953.
	first date: 27 February 1952			last date: 8 December 1953
	Taken on strength			Struck off after crash.
2299	Beechcraft		Expeditor	Mk. 3N
	D-18S	CA 97
	first date: 1952			last date: 7 April 1967
	Taken on strength			Struck off

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Created 11 September 2005. Updated 11 September 2005.