In 1976, Forest Products Ltd. of New Brunswick purchased it and the aircraft continued to fly in a similar role until it was finally retired from commercial service in 1992.
In 2000 it was sold to a French aircraft preservation group but they
were unable to arrange transport for it across the Atlantic. CWH acquired
the aircraft with the assistance of a generous donor in late 2009. Below
is how the Avenger restoration looked on February 23, 2010.
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| The restoration of the forward portion of the airframe is in an advanced state of restoration. What's nice about CWH is the fact that the restoration area and the exhibits share common floor space thus affording any visitor a good look at what's going on behind the scenes. |
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| Some parts of the aircraft like the bombay doors are missing so they will have to be fabricated if no spares can be located. |
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| Front of Wright Cyclone R-2600-20 engine. The R-2600 was a 2-row version of the R-1300. There was a fundamental difference in design philosophy between Curtiss Wright and Pratt & Whitney. Wright seemed to prefer big(ger) cylinders while P&W designed with medium-size cylinders and more of them. |
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| Rear of engine. Luckily, this engine has a low amount of hours on it which means it will not have to be rebuilt. |
| All photos in this table by Jerry Proc |