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Serial #: RCAF11054 Construction #: CV-357 Civilian Registration: CF-JCV C-FJCV Z-CAT ZK-PBY Model: PBV-1A Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 |
History: Delivered to RCAF as RCAF11054. - BOC: March 20, 1944. - SOC: June 27, 1947. Lee Crutchell, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1954-1955. - Civil conversion by SALA, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1955. Eastern Canada Stevedoring Co, Montreal, Quebec, July 1956-1960. - Registered as CF-JCV. Austin Airways, Toronto, Ontario, May 1960-1976. Aero Trades Western Ltd, Winnepeg, Manitoba, Sept. 1976-1982. - Registered as C-FJCV. - Stored, Reno-Stead, NV, 1980-1982. Air Caledonia, Vancouver, BC, Mar. 1982-1986. The Catalina Safari Co, Solano, CA, 1987-1990. - Used for Eastern African Tours, based in Cairo. - Delivered from U.S.A. to Victoria Falls, Sept. 1988. The Catalina Safari Co, Harare, Zimbabwe, July 1990-1992. The Catalina Group, Auckland, New Zealand, 1994-2002. - Registered as ZK-PBY, March, 1995. - Flown as NZ4017/XX-T in No.6 SQN RNZAF scheme. |
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Photo Source(s):
warbirdsovernewzealand.com
Dave McDonald via Mike R. Henniger.