De Havilland BC DH.86 Express

The De Havilland BC DH.86 Express was a piston-engined passenger airliner for ten to sixteen passengers built by De Havilland British Columbia in 1935 and 1936 based on the DH.86 Express type of DHBC's parent company, De Havilland Aircraft of the United Kingdom.

= Description = To differentiate it from those built in the UK, the British Columbian-built aircraft were designated DH.86C Express. In most respects the they were the same as the British version, but were powered by Hoffar Aero Engines' HIL-6A Hawkmoth-6 engine producing 210 hp.

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Incidents

 * 18 November 1938: Inter-Dominion Air Lines DH.86 VB-BRC (c/n C81/1935), operating as a cargo flight from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Vancouver, crashed shortly after take-off from Regina, Saskatchewan. Both crewmembers were killed.

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