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21 April 1948 - a C-47 (CCCP-Л1215) Crashed after striking an obstacle while attempting a forced landing in Chita, Soviet Union due to engine problems. Killing all 3 on board.

23 December 1948 - a Il-12B (CCCP-Л1731) & a TS-62 (CCCP-Л861) were involved in a mid-air collision over Moscow, Soviet Union. The Il-12 was on a ferry flight from Khodynka Aerodrome to Tashkent when it collided with a TS-62 being ferried from Vnukovo Airport to Bykovo Airport. The Il-12 lost both engines in the collision, while the TS-62 had its tail sheared off. All 12 were killed.

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The booming DC-3 line at Cartierville circa 1946. This enterprise brought in a plane load of much-needed cash just as Canadair was trying to get a foothold in the worldwide aviation market. Benjamin Franklin played his cards very sharply in the war surplus materiel game., scooping up trainloads of DC-3 and DC-4 components at Douglas plants in the US at 10 cents a pound.