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| RecordEnregistrement | Aircraft NameNom de l’avion | Canadian Designation(s)Désignation(s) canadien(s) | American DesignationDésignation américaine | Role | ||||||||
| 10561 | Canso | PBY Catalina / OA-10A | Patrol Bomber | |||||||||
| Canadian Military Serial Numbers -- Numéros de série militaires canadiens | ||||||||||||
| Post Unification - Après l’unification | Pre Unification - Pré unification | Unification | ||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force /CFCanadian Forces /CAFCanadian Armed Forces ARCAviation royale canadienne /FCForces canadiennes /FACForces armées canadiennes |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCNRoyal Canadian Navy MRCMarine royale canadienne |
Army Armée |
1968 February 1 | ||||||||
| 11088 | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft Characteristics Caractéristiques de l’avion |
Operational History Historique opérationnel |
Disposition | ||||||||||
| View on external web siteAfficher sur un site Web externe | View BelowVoir ci-dessous | |||||||||||
| Company Compagnie |
Model Modèle |
Variant Variante |
Company # Compagnie # |
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| Consolidated Aircraft Corporation | PBV | A / 2F | CV425 | |||||||||
| Manufactured By Fabriqué par |
Aircraft Owned By Aéronef appartenant à |
Taken On Strength Pris en force |
Struck Off Strength Effectif rayé |
Canadian Vickers Limited, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 1944 June 5 | 1960 December 12 | ||||||
| Aircraft Coded As Aéronef codé comme |
Aircraft Named As Aéronef nommé comme |
Pennant# Fanion # |
Instructional AFAirframe #Cellule d’instruction # |
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| Engine(s) Moteur(s) |
TSNTime Since New (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la nouvelle (Heures:Minutes) |
TSOTime Since Overhaul (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la révision (Heures:Minutes) |
History Card Carte historique |
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| Other Forces Military/Police Serial Numbers, Civil Registrations - Numéros de série militaires/de police des autres forces, registres d’état civil | ||||||||||||
RAFRoyal Air Force |
RFCRoyal Flying Corps |
USAAFUnited States Army Air Force |
USAFUnited States Air Force |
USNUnited States Navy |
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| Other Forces Military/Police - Autres forces militaires/police | Civil Registrations - Enregistrements civils | |||||||||||
| CF-PQM, C-FPQM | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft On Display - Aéronefs exposés | ||||||||||||
| Museum/On Display At - Musée/Sur l’affichage à | GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map-Carte | ||||||||||
| Gander, Newfoundland, Canada | 48.9438007,-54.5736305 | View - Voir | ||||||||||
| Aircraft Incidents - Incidents d’aéronefs | ||||||||||||
| Date | Category Catégorie |
Unit |
Location Emplacement |
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| On Board À bord |
Uninjured Survivants |
Injured Blessé |
Fatalities Décès |
GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map Carte |
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| Aircraft Incident Safety Reports - Rapports sur la sécurité des incidents d’aviation | ||||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Directorate of Flight SafetyDirection de la sécurité des vols de l’ ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Other ReportsAutres rapports - ARCAviation royale canadienne |
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| English - Anglais | French - Français | English - Anglais | ||||||||||
| Date | FSIRFlight Safety Investigation Report |
Epiloque | RESVRapport d’enquête de Sécurité des vols |
Epilogue | RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force L20Accident Record Card |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force AIFAccident Investigation File |
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| Other Reports - Autres rapports | ||||||||||||
| Date | Report By/Report - Rapport par/Rapport | Report - Rapport | ||||||||||
| Operational History - Historique opérationnel | ||||||||||||
| Constructed as Consolidated PBV-1A Canso A by Canadian Vickers, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, manufacturer number CV425. [RWR Walker]
1944 June 3: Taken on strength as RCAF 11088 [Canadian Military Aircraft 1920-1968, Griffin] at Eastern Air Command. [RWR Walker]
Date unknown: Delivered new to storage. [RWR Walker]
1944 December 12: First issued to a unit. [RWR Walker]
1944 August to September: Operated by No. 160 ( BRBomber Reconnaissance ) Squadron, RCAF Station Torbay, Newfoundland, Canada. [RWR Walker]
1944 October 2: Scheduled for transfer to No. 162 (BRBomber Reconnaissance ) Squadron, but instead went to No. 116 (BRBomber Reconnaissance ) Squadron, RCAF Station Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. [RWR Walker]
1945 July 10: To stored reserve. [RWR Walker]
Date unknown: Stored post war at Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada, with 463:25 hours:minutes airframe time. [RWR Walker]
1947 May 26: To Fairchild Aircraft, Longueil, Quebec, Canada, for conversion to Mk. 2F freighter. [RWR Walker]
1947 July 15: Conversion completed. [RWR Walker]
1947 August 11: To Canada Car and Foundry for re-conditioning. [RWR Walker]
1947 September 4: Re-conditioning completed, issued to North West Air Command. [RWR Walker]
Date unknown: Used by K Flight out of RCAF Station Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for Operation Beetle, construction of LORAN {(LOng RAnge Navigation)} sites in the Canadian Arctic. [RWR Walker]
1947 December 1: Reported as "time since new 581:40 hours:minutes, condition good, fitment VIP, on loan for Operation Beetle". [RWR Walker]
1948: Reported with No. 123 (CR) Flight, Sea Island, British Columbia, Canada, not confirmed. [RWR Walker]
1948 April: To National Research Council, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada, probably for MAD {(Magnetic Anomaly Detection)} trials. [RWR Walker]
1949 February 10: To de Havilland Canada for fuel tank repairs. [RWR Walker]
1949 June 13: Loaned to federal Department of Mines with MAD {(Magnetic Anomaly Detection)} gear installed. [RWR Walker]
1958 July 28: Returned to RCAF at No. 6 Repair Depot. [RWR Walker]
1960 August 16: Available for disposal. [RWR Walker]
1960 December 12: Struck off strength [Canadian Military Aircraft 1920-1968, Griffin], to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale. [RWR Walker]
1961 Circa: To Quebec Department of Lands and Forests, Quebec, Canada, as CF-PQM. [Aerial Visuals]
1993 Until: Used by Quebec as a fire bomber. [RWR Walker]
1994 June 14: Government of Quebec Certficate of Registration cancelled. [Canadian Civil Aircraft Register]
1996 June 20: Royal Aviation Inc. Certficate of Registration cancelled. [Canadian Civil Aircraft Register]
1996 June 20 Circa: Certificate of airworthiness for C-FPQM (PBY-5A, CV-425) issued. [Aerial Visuals]
1996 June 20: To Buffalo Airways Limited, Hay River, Northwest Territories {now Northern Territory }, Canada, with new civil registration C-FPQM. [Aerial Visuals]
2006 May 11: Seen at Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, with Buffalo Air Northwest Territories markings. [Reinhard Jost]
2006 By: To Patrick Whyte, as C-FPQM. [RWR Walker]
2007: Patrick Whyte intended to use the Aircraft in 2007 to re-enact the first comRCAF Aircraft Record Cardial trans-Atlantic flight from Botwood, Newfoundland, Canada, to Ireland. [RWR Walker]
2013 March 7: Buffalo Airways Limited Certficate of Registration cancelled. [Canadian Civil Aircraft Register]
2013 March 7: To Exploits Valley Air Services Limited, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, keeping civil registration C-FPQM. [Aerial Visuals]
2014 July 29: Certficate of Registration C-FPQM issued to Exploits Valley Air Services Limited Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [Canadian Civil Aircraft Register] |
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