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Description: Grumman Goose C-FMPG was purchased by the RCMP for $50,000 in March 1946, and logged over 24,000 flying hours before its retirement in January of 1994.

The Goose saw service in the Maritimes, Ottawa, Calgary and the Northwest Territories before starting a four decade stint on the west coast where it was stationed at Pat Bay on Vancouver Island (1952 to 1976) and Prince Rupert (1976 to 1994).

C-FMPG took part in surveillance, drug busts, rescues, dignitary escorts and airshows besides her normal duties of ferrying RCMP Members, prisoners, supplied and equipment to various remote settlements.

In June 1994, the RCMP Commissioner postponed public sale of the “Goose†until the end of the calendar year to allow the Save the Goose Committee of the Prince George Flying Club to raise $300,000 to purchase the aircraft and place it in the National Aviation Museum for all Canadians.
Keywords: C-FMPG, RCMP, Grumman, Goose, G-21, Amphibian
Date: 25.02.2007 17:01
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Join Date: 13.11.2011
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C-FMPG
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The Picture you have was used by the Prince George Flying Club, "Save the Goose" committee on post cards we sold to raise funds. In the end, we were able to talk the various levels of government into donating their share of the plane to the NAM.
Anyway, we printed off several thousand post cards with information on the back. I've still got a few if anyone's interested.

Gordon Seiter
Former Pres. Prince George Flying Club.
Save the Goose founder.
13.11.2011 11:33 Offline Editor

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