Dates

Event

Constructed as a PBY-5A.

January 1945

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 46633.

By November 1952

Transferred to NAS Litchfield Park AZ.

November 1952

Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

Circa 1956

To unknown owner with c/r N10056.

19 October 1956

To Traders-Ayers Inc/Linden Airport with new c/r N10023.

6 March 1957

Civil registration, N10023, cancelled.

From July 1957 to 1964

To Miron and Freres Ltd, Cartierville, QC with new c/r CF-MIR.

Converted to a Super Canso 1000 by Noorduyn at Montreal, QC.
Super (conv. to Super Canso 1000 by Noorduyn Aircraft, Canso Montreal QUE: Wright R-2600s, modified tailplane,1000 completed ).

From September 1964 to 1965

To Laurentian Air Services Ltd, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r CF-MIR.

From September 1965 to 1967

To Survair Ltd, Ottawa, ON keeping c/r CF-MIR.

From 31 July 1967 to 1969

To Equitable Leasing Co Corp, Burbank, CA with new c/r N608FF.

July 1967

Leased to Firefly Inc, Portland, OR.

From 30 December 1969 to 1970

To Aero Service Corp, Philadelphia, PA keeping c/r N608FF.

Lsd: Barringer Research.

5 February 1970

To Aero Service Corp, Philadelphia, PA keeping c/r N608FF.

From 26 February 1970 to 1984

To Geoterrex Ltd/Terra Surveys, Ottawa, ON with new c/r CF-MIR.

Ferry flight.
Delivered to Jersey-Dublin, en route Nairobi for survey work in Africa.

19 February 1978

Civil registration, N608FF, cancelled.

1978

Placed into service in South Africa as CF-MIR.

From 1980 to 1984

To Geoterrex Ltd/Terra Surveys, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-FMIR.

1984

Withdrawn from use.
Placed in open storage at Johannesburg.

14 December 1984

To Geoterrex Ltd, Ottawa, ON with new c/r C-FMIR.

From 17 December 1984 to 28 July 1989

To John Nigel Shaun Watts with new c/r G-BLSC.

From December 1984 to 1994

To Plane Sailing Air Displays Ltd, Duxford keeping c/r G-BLSC.

From 12 February 1985 to 19 February 1985

Ferry flight.
Delivered from Johannesburg to Duxford.

By 1985

Markings Applied: Y, JV928
Painted as Catalina IVA JV928 Y flown by Flt-Lt John Alexander Cruickshank VC 210 Squadron July 1944.

25 May 1985

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: PBY-5A Catalina G-BLSC as JV928 on display at the 1985 RAF Mildenhall Air Fete

By June 1985

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Mildenhall.

1987

Photographer: Unknown

17 September 1988

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: PBY-5A Catalina G-BLSC as JV928 landing at the 1988 RAF Leuchars Airshow

28 July 1989

To Jonathan Paul Warren Wilson, Saint Margarets, Reigate keeping c/r G-BLSC.

Based at Lasham Airport, Lasham, Hampshire, England.
View the Location Dossier

By 1993

Photographer: Unknown

By June 1993

Markings Applied: Peter Stuyvesant Travel

By June 1993

Photographer: Unknown

Photographer: Peter M. Law
Notes: Circa 1980 at Duxford

4 February 1994

Civil registration, G-BLSC, cancelled.

From Unknown to 1996

To Plane Sailing (Bermuda) Ltd, Duxford with new c/r VR-BPS {1}.

Reregistered for passenger charters to USA.

Markings Applied: 9754, P
Re-painted in RCAF colors.

From 1996 to 1998

To Plane Sailing (Bermuda) Ltd, Duxford with new c/r VP-BPS {1}.

By 10 May 1996

Photographer: Unknown

31 August 1996

Photographer: Unknown

By 11 June 1998

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Biggin Hill.

27 July 1998

Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was written off. There were two fatalities. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed Southampton-Eastleigh Airport (SOU/EGHI), United Kingdom and was destined for Southampton water, United Kingdom. The accident occurred at Southampton (United Kingdom) while landing. Narrative: The aircraft took off from runway 20 at 13:33 and departed on the 218-degree radial. The pilot informed ATC that he would be operating not above 500 feet and changed frequency to Marine Channel 12...
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

July 1998

Recovered.

1999

Stored damaged at Hamble.

1999

To Super Catalina Restoration, Hamble.

23 May 1999

Transported by ground.
Trucked to Lasham for rebuild.

11 March 2001

Transported by ground.
Trucked to Lee-on-Solent for rest. to fly.

From 2004 to 2012

To Christy Keane, Dublin, Ireland.
Acquired partly rebuilt.

From 19 January 2006 to 20 January 2006

Transported by ground.
Moved from Lee-on-Solent to Weston airfield, Dublin. The winds arrived on the 19th and the fusealge on the 20th.

Restoration started.
Originally planned a static display restoration.

2007

Restoration continued.
The fuselage was completed and standing on its undercarriage.

2012

Scrapped.