in 1942. A total of 606 Fleet Finches were produced as Model 16s, the majority for the RCAF. They were used as initial trainers in the BCATP at no fewer than 12 Elementary Flight Training Schools across Canada. Both the Fleet Finch and Tiger Moth were later replaced by the Fairchild PT-26 Cornell. The Finch was progressively phased out of service from October 1944 with the last of the Model 16s struck off strength from the RCAF inventory in 1947. Variants Model 10 Model was an improved Fleet 7 with a deeper rear fuselage from its nearly-level height dorsal turtledeck in side-view, a new two-piece horizontal tail/elevator and a better cockpit. Model 10A Model powered by Kinner K-5 five-cylinder radial engine Model 10B Model powered by Kinner B-5, five cylinder radial engine Model 10D Model powered by Kinner R-5, five cylinder radial engine Model 10-32D 32-foot-long span wing for high altitude operations in Mexico. Powered by Kinner R5, five cylinder radial engine Model 10E Model powered by Warner Super Scarab seven cylinder radial engine Model 10F Model powered by Warner Super Scarab seven cylinder radial engine Model 10G Model powered by Wright-Gypsy or Gypsy Major inline engine, built under license in Romania at IAR, SET & ICAR factories, also used in Portugal. Model 10H Model supercharged Menasco C-4S Inline Model 16F One prototype based on the Fleet Model 10; powered by a Warner Super Scarab seven cylinder radial engine Model 16R (Finch I) 27 built for RCAF; powered by Kinner R5-2, five cylinder radial engine Model 16B (Finch II) 404 built for the RCAF; powered by (variously noted as ) Kinner B5-R, five cylinder radial engine Model 16D 15 built for the Portuguese Navy; powered by Kinner B5-2, five cylinder radial engine Operators Royal Canadian Air Force Portuguese Navy Royal Romanian Air Force Chinese Air Force Survivors Model 16 registration CF-AAE, serial 243, at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta and painted as 1001. Model 16B registration N666J, serial 350, one of two Finches based at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York State since at least 1970, with at least three different color schemes in its four decades-plus of flying in Old Rhinebeck's weekend airshows. Since suffering a crash landing in 2016, the aircraft is awaiting a rebuild. registration CF-GER, serial 399, at the Guelph Airport in Ontario and painted as 4488. registration unknown, serial 542, at the Canadian