Dates

Event

Constructed as a PBY-6A.

Circa 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 64064.
Built at Consolidated Factory at Lake Ponchartrain, New Orleans.

Circa 1956

Certificate of airworthiness for N10011 (PBY-6A, 64064) issued.

28 May 1956

To Trade-Ayer Inc, Linden, NJ with new c/r N10011.

20 July 1956

Civil registration, N10011, cancelled.
Exported to Canada.

1956

To World Wide Airways, Montreal QC with new c/r CF-IZZ.

Upper tail fin and rudder mod. to PBY-5A design.

From 1956 to 1963

To Montreal Air Services, Montreal, QC keeping c/r CF-IZZ.

Circa 1 August 1956

To World Wide Airways keeping c/r CF-IZZ.

1 August 1963

To Field Aviation Co Ltd, Toronto, ON keeping c/r CF-IZZ.

Converted to a water tanker.

By 9 August 1963

To Servicios Aerotaxi Abast do Vale with new c/r PT-BBP (Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, 2134).

9 August 1963

Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was written off. Narrative: Crashed.
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

1965

To Montreal Air Service, Montreal, QC with new c/r CF-IZZ.

1966

To Kenting Air Ltd, Toronto, ON keeping c/r CF-IZZ.

From May 1966 to 1973

Leased to Protection Civile, Marseille, France.
Markings changed to: Black Pelican
The first Waterbomber in France.

From 1966 to 1973

Assigned civil registration: F-ZBAZ

20 May 1966

Ferry flight.
Delivered to Marseille via Dublin.

From 1968 to 1973

To Field Aviation Co Ltd, Toronto, ON.

June 1973

To Field Aviation Co Ltd, Toronto, ON with new c/r CF-IZZ.

4 June 1973

Ferry flight.
Delivered from France to Canada via Reykjavik.

1973

Leased to Protection Civile, Marseille.

Assigned civil registration: F-ZBAZ

4 September 1973

Photographer: Tim Martin
Notes: CF-IZZ at Winnipeg on 4Sep73 - Still carrying Protection Civile titles (where it was F-ZBAZ) is this PBY-6 water bomber. The tricky thing is it has been built (or re-built) with the smaller PBY-5 tail. In 1992 it was exported to Spain where it became EC-FMC with SAESA. No longer in service and apparently under restoration.

From 1975 to 1979

To Avalon Aviation Ltd, Montreal, QC with new c/r C-FIZZ.

From 1977 to 1979

To Avalon Aviation Ltd, Red Deer, AB keeping c/r C-FIZZ.

From 1979 to 1991

To Avalon Aviation Ltd, Parry Sound, ON keeping c/r C-FIZZ.

Operated as fire service #5.

February 1979

Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
Notes: CF-IZZ - PBY-5A Canso - Avalon Aviation at Red Deer

Operated as fire service #795.

1980

Based Chile as tanker.

From 1988 to 1990

Withdrawn from use.
Retired at Parry Sound, ON.

From 4 July 1991 to 1992

To Servicios Aereos Espanoles SA-SAESA, Cuatro Vientos, Spain.
The delivery date is provided.

1992

To Servicios Aereos Espanoles SA/SAESA, Cuatro Vientos, Spain, with new c/r EC-940.

From 26 June 1992 to 2009

To SAESA, Cuatro Vientos with new c/r EC-FMC.

Operated as fire service #795.

Operated as fire service #72.

Circa July 1992

Photographer: Eric Bannwarth

By October 1994

Photographer: Unknown

Circa 1994

Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
Notes: EC-FMC - PBY-5A Canso ex CF-IZZ

1998

Permanently withdrawn from use.

From 2002 to 2015

Based at Ocana Airport, Ocana, Castilla-La Mancha.
Placed in open storage at Ocana, Spain.
View the Location Dossier

From 2009 to 2015

To David Pajus, Sweden.

2012

There was a planned delivery flight to Sweden, to be maintained in fire tanker configuration. It was delayed due legal action against SAESA over engine certification.

7 February 2014

Photographer: Rich Tregear
Notes: 2014 photo at Ocana, south of Madrid in Spain

5 February 2015

Exported to Sweden: struck-off Spanish Register.

20 January 2016

To unknown owner with c/r N24VP (PBY-5A, 64064).

From 10 February 2016 to 2017

To John T. Sterling, Bandon, OR keeping c/r N24VP.
Was to be operated by Pacific Rim Catalinas of Pearl Harbor, HI.

October 2016

Still parked Ocana, Spain.

25 February 2019

Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Taken at Ocana, Spain

16 May 2022

Photographer: Boran Pivcic