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PBY-5/Bu. 48287



Bureau #: 48287
Construction #: 1649
Civilian Registration:
  N10017
  CF-JMS
  VH-UMS
  N16647
  C-GGDW
  N287
Model(s):
  PBY-5A
  Steward-Davis Super Cat
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2002
  History:
Registered as N10017 by ??, 19??.
Questor Surveys, Toronto, Ontario, 19??.
- Registered as CF-JMS.
Selco Exploration/Australian Selection P/L, Apr. 24, 1964.
- Registered as VH-UMS.
Questor Surveys, Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 1964-1970.
- Registered as CF-JMS.
Questor Surveys, 1973-1974.
- Registered as N16647
Austin Airways, Timmins, Ontario, Aug. 1975-1977.
- Registered as C-GGDW.
Geoterrex Ltd/Terra Surveys Ltd, Ottawa, 1980-1985.
Jack Leavis, Davie, FL, Aug. 1985-1990.
- Registered as N16647.
- Open storage, Opa Locka, FL, 1987-1990.
Jim Dent/Air Adventures, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Feb. 1990.
Super Three Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 1990-2002.
- Registered as N287, July 1991.
- Restored to airworthy.
- Painted in Black Cat scheme.
- Currently for sale.



Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Ruud's Classic Airliners
Super Three Inc
Photo Source(s):
Ruud Leeuw/Ruud's Classic Airliners
Caz Caswell

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