| Our Tracker, serial number 1600, was accepted from de Havilland by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) on October 28, 1960, and first flew with VX-10 (an experimental squadron) on December 20th of that year, conducting several tests. She was next flown on January 18, 1961, when she conducted a MARLANT patrol in conjuction with the RCN radar station at Shelbourne. Thereafter, #1600 was employed mainly in a transport role, although she was used to conduct occasional tests of modifications for the Tracker fleet.
On July 25, 1969, #1600 was transferred to the CF Technical Service Detachment at Mountainview, ON. She remained there until a new home was found for her, the following January, at the CF Aircraft Trades School (CFATS) in Borden, MAN, as a training aid. On June 8, 1993, she was again found superfluous to training needs, was sold to Aero Composites Canada as C-FUDQ, and was acquired by TAM in 1997.
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