Consolidated Canso Catalina PBY PB2B A-10 OA-10 Black Cat
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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
CASPIR Aircraft Groups:
RCAF Owned (274) RCAF 400 Squadrons (18) Canadian Crewed (83) Canadian Museum (3)Canso A 11066
Delivered new to storage. First issued to a unit on 2 August 1944. Arrived in Iceland on 11 august 1944, for use by No. 162 (BR) Sqaudron. First aircraft equipped with eyeball nose turret with this unit, also had 4 fixed .303 machine guns in nose. To No. 4 Repair Depot for major inspection 30 October 1944. To No. 162 (BR) Squadron in Iceland on 30 January 1945. Still with this unit when lost without a trace while on patrol out of Iceland on 3 April 1945.1944-04-10 Taken on Strength Eastern Air Command 2019-08-20
1945-April-03 Accident: 162 Squadron Loc: Unknown Names: Bentley | Grear | Hart | Jackson | Macneil | Martin | McConnell | Solmundson | Thomson
1945-06-20 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments 2019-08-20