Ex C-FOFI of Buffalo Airways, it had been acquired for the Hans Lauridsen Collection and shortly after was ferried over to the nearby Buckeye Municipal Airport to join the rest of his aircraft. Sadly it never flew again and was severely damaged when it was flipped over during a major thunderstorm that hit the Phoenix area on 8th August 2022.

Tanker 703 is being readied for the flight to its new owner in the US.

A retired 60 year old veteran waiting for a new mission.

Canadian Vickers former RCAF 11047

This very nice Catalina departed for Arizona a few days later to become part of a new museum

Former Buffalo Airways PBY C-FOFI was added to the Hans Lauridsen collection in 2005, arriving at Glendale Airport on delivery on 5 October 2005. It was assigned registration N343CV in February 2005, but this was not taken up and it was delivered as C-FOFI. It was eventually registered as N413PB a few months after this photo was taken, in October 2007. The aircraft is seen here undergoing restoration on the ramp, before being moved to Buckeye, AZ in late 2011/early 2012.