Aircraft Photo of CF-FFW | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | The Flying Fireman | AirHistory.net #438948
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:CF-FFW
Other Marks:4
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1960
Operator Titles:The Flying Fireman
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
 
Photo Date:1969
Photo from:John Olafson Collection
Photo ID: 438948
Photo Comment

Flying Fireman Canso number 4 having just flown off a lake after picking up another load of water, some of which can be see streaming past the aircraft. This Canso started out with the US Navy as BuNo 46596 before joining Flying Fireman in 1967. After its days with them ended in 1992 it went to the Museo del Aire in Madrid, Spain.

This photo was added on 11 February 2022, and has since been viewed 403 times.


Submit Correction
Contact Photographer