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Bureau #: 46633 Construction #: 1997 Civil Registry: N10023 CF-MIR N608FF C-FMIR G-BLSC VR-BPS VP-BPS Model(s): PBY-5A Super Canso 1000 Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2002 |
History: Delivered to U.S. Navy as Bu. 46633, Jan. 1945. - Withdrawn from service, stored NAS Litchfield Park, AZ, Nov. 1952. Trade Ayer Inc, Linden, NJ, 1956. - Registered as N10023. Miron & Freres Ltd, Canterville, Quebec, July 1957-1961. - Registered as CF-MIR. - Converted to Super Canso by Noorduyn Aircraft, Montreal, Quebec, completed Dec. 9, 1960. Laurentian Air Services Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, Sept. 1964-1965. Survair Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, Sept. 1965. Equitable Leasing Co Corp, Burbank, CA, July 1967-1969. - Registered as N608FF. - Leased to Firefly Inc, Portland, OR, July 1967. - Leased to Aeroservice Corp, Philadelphia, PA, 19??. - Leased to Barringer Research, 19??. Geoterrex Ltd, Terra Surveys, Ottawa, Ontario, 1970-1984. - Registered as C-FMIR. - Survey oeprations in Europe, Ireland & South Africa. Plane Sailing Air Displays Ltd, Duxford, Dec. 1984-1994. - Registered as G-BLSC. - Delivered to UK from Johannesburg, Feb. 14-20, 1985. - Flew as RAF/JV928/Y. Plane Sailing (Bermuda) Ltd, Duxford, UK, Feb. 11, 1994-1996. - Registered as VR-BPS. - Flew as RCAF/9754/P. Plane Sailing (Bermuda) Ltd, Duxford, UK, 1996-1998. - Registered as VP-BPS. - Crashed during water landing, Southhampton, UK, July 27, 1998. -- Aircraft sank, recovered. -- Stored, damaged, Hamnle, 1999. Super Catalina Restoration, Hamble (later Lee-on-Solent), UK, 1999-2002. - Moved to Lasham, May 23, 1999. - Moved to Lee-on-Solent, Mar. 11, 2001. -- Under restoration to airworthy. |
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, Washington D.C., 2006. |
Photo Source(s): Dave McDonald. Caz Caswell. Research Assistance: - |
