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Encyclopedia > Victory Aircraft

The Victory Aircraft Limited was formed in 1942 when the Canadian government took over ownership and management of main plant of the National Steel Car Corporation of Montreal at Malton, Ontario (near today's Toronto Pearson International Airport). This is a list of aviation-related events from 1942: Events January January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines formed by the acquisition and merger of Arrow Airways and Canadian Airways, along with all the various subsidiaries of the latter. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... One of the busiest intersections in Malton. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport, or Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), straddling Mississaugas northeastern boundary with neighbouring Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ...


The Malton plant had a contract to build the Avro Lancaster X bomber. The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ...


The first Canadian prototype Lancaster (Serial KB700, named "The Ruhr Express") first flew on August 1, 1943. The plant went on to build 430 aircraft.


In 1945 the Canadian government sold Victory Aircraft to the British company Hawker-Siddeley who renamed it A.V.Roe Canada Ltd (known as Avro Canada). Hawker-Siddeley was a British aircraft manufacturing company. ...


Sources

  • AVROLAND Victory Aircraft-Avro Canada
  • The Ruhr Express By Michael Martchenko at The Ruhr Express

Aircraft

Product list and details (date information from Victory)
 Aircraft   Description   Seats   Launch date   1st flight   1st delivery   Scheduled to cease production 
Avro Lancaster bomber
De Havilland Mosquito fighter
Lockheed Electra
Cessna Crane
Beech 18 transport/airliner
P38 Lightning fighter
B25 Mitchell bomber
Douglas DC-3 transport/airliner

Reference

  • Victory


Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ... This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order). ... List of aircraft engines: // Piston engines Allison V-1710 Alvis Alcides Alvis Leonides Alvis Maenoides Alvis Pelides Armstrong Siddeley Leopard Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar Armstrong Siddeley Panther Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose Armstrong-Siddeley Puma Armstrong-Siddeley Cheetah Armstrong-Siddeley Nimbus Beardmore Bentley BR1 Rotary BMW 132 BMW 139 BMW 801 Bramo 323... This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. ...


Airports | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation This is a list of airlines in operation (by continents and country). ... This is a list of Air Forces, sorted alphabetically by country. ... This is an incomplete list of aircraft weapons, past and present. ... Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. ... This is a timeline of aviation history. ...


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Victory Aviation - Aircraft Management (297 words)
Perhaps you're considering aircraft ownership for the first time, or are not fully satisfied with your current aircraft management firm.
While we recognize that flight departments may in some cases be preferable to managed aircraft, we also know that an aircraft utilized less than 300 hours annually is unlikely to be cost-effective to the owner.
From aircraft selection and acquisition, to crew selection, training, maintenance, payroll, regulatory compliance, operational summaries and accounting, Victory does it all.
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