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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBV-1A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:11060 RCAF
    Construction Number:CV-369
    Last Civil Registration:VH-EXG
    Compressed ID:Canadian Vickers PBV-1A sn 11060 RC...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Australian Air Force Museum, RAAF Point Cook, Melborne, Victoria

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a PBV-1A by Canadian Vickers.
    Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A 369

    From 5 April 1944 to 25 May 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 11060.

    1961

    To Frontier Air Transport Company.

    Circa April 1961

    To Canspec Air Transport Ltd, Calgary ALTA with new c/r CF-NJD.

    January 1963

    To Firefly Inc, Portland, OR.

    February 1963

    Converted.
    Ferried Calgary to Victoria BC for conversion by Fairey Aviation to Steward-Davis Super Catalina with Wright R-2600 engines and squared enlarged tail. During the overhaul the aircraft was fitted with tank for water or chemicals as a fire tanker.

    November 1963

    To Firefly Inc, Portland Oregon with new c/r N609FF (PBY-5A, 369).

    1964

    Leased to Cal-Nat Airways, Grass Valley California.

    27 February 1964

    To Firefly Inc, Portland, OR keeping c/r N609FF.

    Operated as fire service #E40.

    1965

    Leased to Barringer Research/Terra Surveys Ltd, Ottawa ONT.
    Fitted for magnetometer mineral survey.

    1 November 1969

    Noted withdrawn from use at Johannesburg, South Africa.

    25 August 1972

    Civil registration, N609FF, cancelled.
    Exported to Australia.

    30 August 1972

    To Terra Surveys/Executive Air Services with new c/r VH-EXG.
    Operating mineral survey flights around Australia.

    To Western Commander, Melbourne Vic, Operated for Geoterrex Surveys keeping c/r VH-EXG.

    June 1985


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Geoterrex operated their magnificent Catalina VH-EXG on mineral survey contracts until it was retired at Essendon in 1987.Built in 1944 by Boeing Canada as a PBV-1A Canso A and used by RCAF until 1961 when sold by Canadian disposals, it was later modified with more powerful Wright R-2800s and redesigned tail as a Steward Davis Super Catalina.Seen at Perth in June 1985 when it was parked for two months between survey jobs.

    10 December 1987

    Last flight.
    And stored at Melbourne Essendon.

    1992


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1992 photo at Melbourne Essendon

    November 2001

    Based at Royal Australian Air Force Museum, RAAF Point Cook, Melborne, Victoria.
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    Markings Applied: A24-104
    Painted to represent an RAAF Catalina.
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     Australian Defense Force Serials
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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     Terry Fletcher
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