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06/20/1983

-43.4 years

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Prototype Makes Its First Flight

rwy 15/33, Downsview, York Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3K 1R6, Canadade Havilland Canada

Starts 06/20/1983CONFIRMED77% CONFIDENCE

Airways: "Today, in 1983, The prototype De Havilland Canada (DHC), Dash 8-100 (C-GDNK), operated its maiden flight"; BAE Systems Heritage: "flew for the first time on 20th June 1983".^[1]

The prototype DHC-8 Dash 8-100, registered C-GDNK, flew for the first time on 20 June 1983, launching the twin-engine 37-seat turboprop that replaced the four-engine Dash 7 concept.

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05/15/1987

-39.5 years

四月十八 Ramadan Iftar Suhoor Taraweeh prayers Dates National Chocolate Chip Day Eating chocolate chip cookies

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Dash 8 Series 300 Stretch Prototype Makes Its First Flight

rwy 15/33, Downsview, York Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3K 1R6, Canadade Havilland Canada

Starts 05/15/1987CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE

Bryan Gibbins Collection: converted to the DHC-8-300 prototype "In this form it was first flown on May 15, 1987"; BAE Heritage: "The Dash 8-300 flew in May 1987".^[1]

The original Dash 8 prototype, rebuilt with an 11 ft 3 in fuselage stretch and 2,380 shp PW123 engines, flew for the first time as the 56-seat Dash 8-300 on 15 May 1987.

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01/31/1998

-28.7 years

正月初四 Eid al-Fitr Dates Maamoul Sheer khurma National Hot Chocolate Day Marshmallows Whipped cream Cozy mugs

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Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Makes Its First Flight

rwy 15/33, Downsview, York Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3K 1R6, CanadaBombardier Aerospace

Starts 01/31/1998CONFIRMED77% CONFIDENCE

Canadian Aviation Museum^[1]: "The First flight of the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 occurred on 31-January-1998"; Airport-Technology^[4]: "had its first flight in 1998".

The stretched 70 to 78-seat Dash 8 Q400 flew for the first time on 31 January 1998, three years after the programme launch, with 5,071 shp PW150A engines and a 360-knot maximum cruise.

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02/17/2021

-5.7 years

正月初六 National Cabbage Day Eating cabbage

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De Havilland Canada Pauses Dash 8-400 Production at Downsview

rwy 15/33, Downsview, York Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3K 1R6, Canadade Havilland Canada

Starts 02/17/2021CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE

De Havilland^[1][3] Canada release, Toronto, 17 February 2021: "De Havilland Canada will not produce new Dash 8-400 aircraft at its Downsview site beyond currently confirmed orders."

On 17 February 2021 De Havilland Canada said it would build no new Dash 8-400s at Downsview beyond confirmed orders, affecting about 500 employees, as the plant lease ran out in 2021.

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Prototype Makes Its First Flight

Dash 8 Series 300 Stretch Prototype Makes Its First Flight

Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 Makes Its First Flight

De Havilland Canada Pauses Dash 8-400 Production at Downsview