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| RecordEnregistrement | Aircraft NameNom de l’avion | Canadian Designation(s)Désignation(s) canadien(s) | American DesignationDésignation américaine | Role | ||||||||
| 9458 | Catalina / Canso | 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 | ||||||||
| 9747 | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft Characteristics Caractéristiques de l’avion |
Operational History Historique opérationnel |
Disposition | ||||||||||
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| Company Compagnie |
Model Modèle |
Variant Variante |
Company # Compagnie # |
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| Consolidated Aircraft Corporation | 28-5MC | Canso A | 420 | |||||||||
| Manufactured By Fabriqué par |
Aircraft Owned By Aéronef appartenant à |
Taken On Strength Pris en force |
Struck Off Strength Effectif rayé |
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Aircraft, United States | 1942 January 5 | 1946 February 2 | ||||||
| Aircraft Coded As Aéronef codé comme |
Aircraft Named As Aéronef nommé comme |
Pennant# Fanion # |
Instructional AFAirframe #Cellule d’instruction # |
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| W | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| F-BBCB, HS-POF | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft On Display - Aéronefs exposés | ||||||||||||
| Museum/On Display At - Musée/Sur l’affichage à | GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map-Carte | ||||||||||
| 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 28-5MC Catalina by Consolidated Aircraft, San Diego, California, United States. [RWR Walker]
Ordered by RCAF as a Catalina, equivalent to PBY-5. [RWR Walker]
Order converted to amphibian before completion. [RWR Walker]
1941 December 22: Renamed Canso. [RWR Walker]
1942 January 5: Taken on strength as RCAF 9747.[Canadian Military Aircraft 1920-1968, J.A. Griffin]
1942 January 6: With No. 5 ( BRBomber Reconnaissance ) Squadron in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, or Quebec, Canada, coded "W". [RWR Walker]
1943 May 4: Still with No. 5 (BRBomber Reconnaissance ) Squadron when it sank U-630 at 56-38N, 42-32W, while on close convoy escort out of Gander, Newfoundland. Pilot was S/L B. H. Moffit. Eastern Air Command’s 4th kill. [RWR Walker]
1943 September 4: To Clark Ruse Aircraft for overhaul. [RWR Walker]
1944 June 13: Overhaul completed. [RWR Walker]
1945 June 2: To No. 1 Air Command for storage. [RWR Walker]
1945 November 29: Stored at Ancienne Loirette, Quebec, Canada. [RWR Walker]
1946 February 2: Struck off strength [Canadian Military Aircraft 1920-1968, Griffin], to War Assets for disposal. Had 2401:50 hours:minute airframe time when struck off.[RWR Walker]
Date unknown: Sold to Frank Ambrose Aircraft Limited [RWR Walker]
Date unknown: On French civil register as F-BBCB. [RWR Walker]
1951 June 21: F-BBCB registration cancelled. [RWR Walker]
1951 July: To Thai civil register as HS-POF with Pacific Overseas Airlines (Siam) Limited [RWR Walker]
1951 November 1: To Thai Airways Co Limited [RWR Walker]
1954: Possibly still in service. [RWR Walker] |
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