Fleet Finch

The Fleet Finch (Fleet Model 16) is a two-seat, tandem training biplane produced by Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie, Ontario. There were a number of variants mainly based on engine variations. Over several years beginning in 1939, a total of 447 Finches were built, nearly all (431) of them for use as elementary trainers in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) during the Second World War.

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Fleet Finch II at the Canadian Museum of Flight British Columbia
Role Trainer
Manufacturer Fleet Aircraft
First flight 8 February 1939
Introduction 1939
Retired 1947
Status Retired
Primary users Royal Canadian Air Force
Portugal
Produced 1939– 1941
Number built 606
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