

High quality screenprinted decals for the Roden kit. Printed by Fantasy Printshop.
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Eastern Provincial Airways was founded by ex-RCAF pilot Eric Blackwood with financing by Ches Crosbie at Torbay Newfoundland in 1949. EPA provided government air services such as air ambulance, fire patrol, geological survey, airmail, and communications. In 1963 EPA took over Maritime central (a much larger airline) and began a period of rapid expansion. EPA entered the jet age in 1969 with the purchase of its first two 737s, CF-EPL and CF-EPR. In 1982 EPA began merging its services with CP Air until being completely absorbed by that airline in 1987. CP Air was in turn bought by PWA and folded into Air Canada. In 1968 EPA purchased three Carvairs from Aer Lingus to carry cars and cargo between the mainland and Newfoundland and Labrador. These aircraft were fairly unreliable while in EPA service and were often u/s due to mechanical or electrical problems.
CF-EPX was written off in a crash at Twin Falls, the wreckage was subesequently stripped of useful parts and the remains burned. After serving their time hauling cargo in the maritime provinces, EPW and EPV sat in EPAs hangars at Gander for several years and were eventually sold to Aviation Traders.