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A pilot with her plane, USA, 1940s? (infosec.pub)
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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 66 points 4 days ago (2 children)

In the background is an aircraft with the registration CF-FJH. That aircraft was a Republic RC-3, manufactured in in 1947, and crashed in 1950. It was stationed at Chilliwack, BC, Canada.

https://seabee.info/rc3_866.htm

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cool, so that actually narrows this photo down to a 3-year period.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yep. Summer of '48, '49, or '50. And if you look in the background of this image, you can see the same short, white bollards and chains around the buildings at Chilliwack Municipal Airport. (The flying boat in the right foreground is CF-FJH)

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 14 points 4 days ago

Goddamn, good eye. I didn't even notice that.