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Serial #: RCAF9767 Construction #: 21996 Civil Registry: CF-CRR C-FCRR Model(s): PBY-5A Canso A Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2004 |
History: Built by Boeing of Canada, Vancouver, BC. Delivered to RCAF as RCAF9767. - BOC: Mar. 4, 1943. - SOC: Apr. 1, 1946. - Allocated to 162 Squadron, March 1943. - Sank U-342, Apr. 17, 1944. -- Pilot: F/O T.C. Cooke. Canadian Pacific Airlines, Vanccouver, BC, Apr. 1, 1946-1960. - Registered as CF-CRR. - Damaged during landing with nose wheel retracted, Torrence, BC, Apr. 23, 1959. Northland Airlines Lt, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1960-1968. Midwest Airlines Lt, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1969-1970. Ilford Riverton Airways, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1973. Avalon Aviation Ltd, Red Deer, Alberta, 1977-1979. - Registered as C-FCRR. - Flew as tanker #1 (later #791). Avalon Aviation, Parry Sound, Ontario, 1979-1989. - Damaged during water pick-up, Complex Lake, Sask, May 27, 1978. -- Apparently the water scoop retracted improperly and too much water was taken aboard causing the A/C to stall on liftoff. The right wing impacted the water and was partially torn away. The A/C waterlooped and the nose gear door failed and the A/C begain to take on water, the A/C was immediately beached. - Sank after crashing during water pick-up, Complex Lake, Sask, May 30, 1981. - Salvaged and returned to service. - Retired Parry Sound, Ontario, Feb. 28, 1988-1992. Powell Corp, Parry Sound, Ontario, Feb. 21, 1995. Canadian Air Legend, Parry Sound, Ontario, 1995. Franklin Devaux/Flying Legends, France, Apr. 1995-2004. - Operated by Enterprise Air Inc, Oshawa, Ontario. - Used in monthly French TV wildlife show "Operation Kavango" - Flew re-enactment flight France to Chile, Oct. 1998. -- Flew as "Air France/Princess des Etoiles". - Continued to Brazil, Canada, returned to France via Shannon, June 12, 1999. - Based at Orly Airport, Paris, France. |
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Source(s): Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Alain Maire. Photo Source(s): Unknown. |
