Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat
RCAF Canso A (Serial No. 9754), No. 162 Squadron, F/L David Ernest Hornell aircraft.
The Consolidated Catalina and Canso were close cousins. The Canso was the true amphibious version of the design and therefore included a conventional undercarriage to allow for either water or land use. The Canso provided more than two decades of valuable service to the RCAF. The Catalina variant came first and was produced beginning in 1935 for the United States Navy. The amphibious version, designated PBY-5A, came in service early in 1941 and the RCAF began using the aircraft on anti-submarine patrols that same year. After the Second World War, the RCAF used Cansos for search and rescue, Arctic survey missions and various transport operations. RCAF
Canso PBY
Wikipedia Canso PBY
Harold A Skaarup Web PageCASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF Owned (274) RCAF 400 Squadrons (26) Canadian Crewed (84) Canadian Museum (3)Canso A 11022
Delivered new to No. 3 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC. Category A crash with this unit on 13 November 1944, when it crashed and sank in Patricia Bay. At least two crew never recovered. Reported as recovered and repaired, registered as N18446, then CF-HHR, but this is probably another Canso.1943-November-12 Accident: 3 Operational Training Unit Loc: Patricia Bay British Columbia Names: Booth | Gordon | Harris | Jones | Morse | Rae | Young
1943-12-04 Taken on Strength Western Air Command 2019-08-20
1944-January-20 Accident: 3 Operational Training Unit Loc: Aerodrome Names: Archibald | Baldwin | Boyle | Coupland | Gray | Racchie | Young
1945-01-10 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce. 2019-08-20
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Patricia Bay B.C.
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