| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-FFZ |
| Fleet number: | 3 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 1966 |
| Operator Titles: | (The Flying Fireman) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | SmithersMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYYD IATA: YYD Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 June 1963 |
| Photo from: | John Olafson Collection |
| Photo ID: | 172677 |
| Photo Comment |
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Four PBY Catalina/Cansos of the Flying Fireman lined up at the British Columbia Forest Service base in Smithers. Number 3 still had its former RCAF side blisters and nose turret. It went to the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola Florida. Number 4 is believed to be a PBV-1A reg at the time as CF-FTN. Number 5 is CF-IHN, a PBV-1A cn CV-441. It crashed near Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1980 and was destroyed. This photo was added on 10 October 2019, and has since been viewed 524 times. |