| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-FNJB |
| Fleet number: | 9 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBV-1A Canso A |
| C/n (msn): | CV-249 |
| Operator Titles: | (Saskatchewan Government) |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | NanaimoMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYCD IATA: YCD Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1999 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 682177 |
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Stored at Nanaimo Airport, still in the colours worn when serving the Saskatchewan Government as fire bomber "9". Built for the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943 as 9815. Converted to a sprayer in 1961. Further converted to an air tanker in 1963. Served for a time with France's Protection Civile as F-ZBAR and later as F-ZBBC. Operated for the Province of Saskatchewan, based at La Ronge, from 1980 until 1997. Finally flown by Evergreen International Aviation to Oregon in 2011 for museum display as N249SB. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 April 2024, and has since been viewed 298 times. |