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Constructed as a Canso. |
24 February 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 11047.
Delivered new to storage. |
24 March 1944 |
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Issued to first unit. |
From 1944 to 1945 |
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Transferred to No. 160 (BR) Squadron, RCAF Station Yarmouth, NS, and Torbay, Newfoundland.
Operated with markings: C |
22 March 1945 |
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Transferred to No. 4 Repair Depot, RCAF Station Scoudouc, NB.
Sent to No. 4 for modifications. |
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Assigned to RCAF Station Mont Joli, QC for storage.
Stored here after the war. |
September 1946 |
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Listed as available for disposal with 769:35 hours on the airframe. |
January 1948 |
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Transferred to de Havilland Canada, Downsview, ON.
Sent to Downsview for fuel tank repairs. |
August 1948 |
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Ferry flight.
Moved from Downsview to Edmonton by crew of 435 Squadron. |
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Transferred to North West Air Command K Flight, RCAF Station Edmonton. |
Circa 1949 |
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Transferred to 413 (P) Squadron, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, ON.
Operated with markings: AP W |
28 February 1949 |
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Transferred to No. 10 RD.
Sent to No. 10 for the installation of a cargo floor and tie down rings. |
16 March 1949 |
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Transferred to de Havilland Canada, Downsview, ON.
Sent to DHC for further modifications and fuel tank repairs. |
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Converted to a Canso IISR. |
20 May 1949 |
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Transferred to North West Air Command, RCAF Station Edmonton. |
From 1 May 1950 to 18 May 1950 |
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Transferred to de Havilland Canada, Downsview, ON.
Sent to DHC for JATO installation. |
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Transferred to No. 123 (S and R) Flight, North West Air Command, RCAF Station Edmonton. |
From 12 October 1950 to February 1951 |
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Transferred to de Havilland Canada, Downsview, ON.
Sent to DHC for nose well and front fuselage repairs. |
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Transferred to Maritime Air Group, RCAF Station Greenwood, NS. |
2 October 1951 |
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Transferred to Aircraft Industries Limited.
Sent to Aircraft Industries for repairs. |
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Ferry flight.
Moved from Aircraft Industries to Greenwood, NS, by a crew from No. 129 (AF) Flight from Nol. 6 RD. |
25 February 1953 |
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Transferred to Maritime Air Group, Greenwood, NS. |
6 December 1955 |
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Transferred to Aircraft Industries Limited.
Sent to AIL for repairs and modifications including; hull repairs, replacement of trailing edges, installation of an APX6 ignition analyzer, installation of a loud hailer, a Homelite APU, and electric bilge pumps. As well the astrodones were replaced and the corrosion of the centre section lower skin was repaired. The windows in compartment number 3 were also blanked off. |
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Transferred to No. 103 (R) Unit, Greenwood, NS. |
17 February 1957 |
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Transferred to No. 102 (CR) Unit, RCAF Station Trenton, ON. |
19 March 1957 |
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Transferred to Aircraft Industries Limited.
Sent to AIL for overhaul, corrosion repair and repainting. |
25 August 1959 |
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Transferred to Air Transport Command, No. 102 KU, RCAF Station Trenton, ON. |
27 September 1960 |
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Assigned to No. 6 RD for storage. |
31 August 1961 |
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Available for disposal. |
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To Newfoundland Department of Mines and Resources with new c/r CF-OFI. |
By 1976 |
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Assigned civil registration: C-FOFI |
9 April 1996 |
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Civil registration, C-FOFI, cancelled. |
23 April 1996 |
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To Hicks and Lawrence, Saint Thomas, ON with new c/r C-FOFI. |
4 June 1996 |
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Civil registration, C-FOFI, cancelled. |
4 June 1996 |
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To Buffalo Airways, Hay River, NT.
 View the Location Dossier |
20 June 1996 |
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To Buffalo Airways Ltd, Hay River, NT with new c/r C-FOFI. |
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Operated as fire service #703. |
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To CFB Penhold (formerly), Red Deer, AB.
View the Location Dossier |
8 October 2005 |
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Photographer: John Meneely
Notes: Photo taken at Glendale Muni, AZ (GEU) |
24 May 2007 |
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Civil registration, C-FOFI, cancelled. |
13 June 2007 |
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Deleted from the Transport Canada records. |
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To unknown owner with c/r N343CV. |
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To Lauridsen Aviation Museum, Glendale Municipal Airport, Phoenix, AZ.
View the Location Dossier |
9 October 2007 |
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To Hans O. Lauridsen, Carefree, AZ with new c/r N413PB. |
4 May 2010 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX413PB (PBY-5A, CV343) issued. |
10 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
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To Lauridsen Aviation Museum, Buckeye Municipal Airport, Buckeye, AZ.
View the Location Dossier |
8 February 2014 |
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Photographer: Chris Kennedy |
25 November 2015 |
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To Hans O. Lauridsen, Phoenix, AZ keeping c/r N413PB. |
24 April 2019 |
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To Hans O. Lauridsen, Cave Creek, AZ keeping c/r N413PB. |
21 May 2021 |
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Photographer: Nate Wilburn
Notes: Buckeye Airport, Arizona. |
20 August 2022 |
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Damaged.
During a thunderstorm near Phoenix, AZ, the airframe was flipped over on its back. The wings spars were broken, the nacelles were pulled from the wing, the vertical fin was crushed and the fuselage back was broken. |
3 September 2022 |
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Civil registration, N413PB, cancelled. |
11 October 2022 |
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Photographer: Nigel Roling
Notes: Badly damaged Cat at Buckeye, AZ 11th Oct 2022 |
