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Old 22-07-11, 06:45
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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh View Post
I haven't seen those in service for twenty years. My guess is that gun was one that was PCC'd in the good old days when the excuse was, 'don't worry there's another one in the line up and that is why we bought so many'.
We still have a couple of C1s in operation here at Shilo. They are used for avalanche control in the winter in BC. Otherwise, the majority have been converted to C3 for the reserves, while a small number of around 3 dozen surplus guns were listed as for sale by Lancaster Aviation.
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