Hello to Canada re Bristol Fighter F.2b's

[Bill Walker]

Thanks for that Alex. I assume the entry for F4334 must be in error. F4336/G-CYBC was part of the Imperial Gift, and would have arrived in Canada in the fall of 1919, in a packing crate. Most of these aircraft did not receive a Canadian registration until they were unpacked, assembled, and test flown. If F4334 was still in use in the UK in 1920 we can assume it never went to Canada.

As an aside, D7869/G-CYDP was not part of the Imperial gift, but was purchased directly by the Canadian government in 1921. As I said before, I have only ever found records of two Bristol Fighters in the RCAF: one from the Imperial Gift and one direct purchase.