17 June 2022 at Toronto Downsview YZD ~ F. K. (Ted) Larkin
Impressed by the sight of the 10 iconic De Havilland aircraft departing Downsview on Saturday June 11, some of us knew that one De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC) airframe remained at the airport.
Today (Friday June 17), it departed for Calgary via Winnipeg. The aircraft was the prototype Dash 8-400 (C-FJJA, serial number 4001) that first flew on January 31, 1998. 632 additional examples were produced before the line was shut down.
With its departure, not one DHC aircraft exists at that storied airfield.
Just before the Dash 8-400 departed, a new Bombardier Global 6500 returned from a test flight.
At least there will still be Globals operating at YZD for another year before that production facility is transferred to Toronto Pearson.
