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3 unusual facts about Canadian Car and Foundry


Burnelli CBY-3

The Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster was an unconventional transport aircraft designed by American engineer Vincent Burnelli and built in Canada in 1944 by Canadian Car and Foundry.

Grumman F8F Bearcat

:Planned designation for F8F aircraft constructed by Canadian Car and Foundry.

Grumman FF

The Canadian Car & Foundry Co acquired a manufacturing licence for the FF-1, of which it completed a total of 57, some of them assembled from US-built components.


Canada Car Company

Canada Car Company was a railcar manufacturer based in Turcot, Quebec (a suburb in Montreal), and later merged with several other companies to form Canadian Car and Foundry in 1909.

RAF Henlow

During the Second World War Henlow was used to assemble the Hawker Hurricanes which had been built at the Hurricane factory operated by Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario, Canada, under the leadership of Elsie MacGill.


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