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Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat
The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations. RCAF
Canso PBY
Wikipedia Canso PBY
Harold A Skaarup Web PageCASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF On Strength (274), RCAF 400 Squadron (13), Canadian Aircraft Losses (82)Canso A 11073
Delivered new to storage. To No. 3 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC on 1 July 1944. To No. 22 Sub Repair Depot at Sea Island on 31 January 1945 for repairs following a Category C crash. Back to WAC on 22 June 1945. To No. 2 Air Command for storage on 7 August 1945. Stored post war at No. 2 REMU. To No. 10 Repair Depot on 10 January 1946. To North West Air Command on 12 June 1946. Back to No. 10 RD on 22 April 1947 for major inspection and repairs. Had 607:15 airframe time when it arrived. Assigned to NWAC on 20 July 1948, when it had 611:05 airframe time, but still at Calgary on 26 July 1948. Had 794:45 airframe time on 1 April 1949. Based at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC in September and October 1949, used for search and rescue. To storage at No. 10 RD on 30 November 1949. To Aircraft Industries Limited on 20 June 1951 for reconditioning and modifications. To Air Defence Command at RCAF Station Sea Island, BC on 18 November 1952.
1944-04-30 Taken on Strength Western Air Command 2019-08-20
1945-January-29 Accident: 3 Operational Training Unit Loc: Patricia Bay Names: Birch | Cianfaglione | Conlin | Fink | Harbourne | Hughesdon | Wales
1955-12-22 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
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