In 2001, while owned by Buffalo Airways, it dug in a wing tip while picking up and sank near Inuvik. The Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society have recovered the wreck for restoration.

Ex USN aircraft. Believed to be at Oakland awaiting conversion to an air tanker. There is a later photo of it at Oakland in a civil livery. Crashed near Klamath Falls, Oregon on April 10, 1965 when an engine failed during firefighting operations. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

PBY Catalina at the Ecuador Air Force Museum in Quito with fake markings, and an unknown true identity.

Built by Canadian Vickers in 10.43 for RCAF as 11005 serving until 06.61. Sold as CF-NJF. Became G-PBYA in 11.04.

Nearing 80 years old, this warrior has been retired as a fire fighter, and in 2013 it went to a new owner in Newfoundland.

Dutch amphibious operation at Labuhan Bilik, Sumatra, during the Indonesian war of independence. The flying boat was delivered to the RCAF as a Catalina Mk.IVA, JX209, on 8 May 1943. To storage on 28 August 1945. Entered Dutch service as P-206 (16-206) on 24 December 1946. Scrapped at Surabaya - Morokrembangan in 1950. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Built in Canada for the USAAF as 44-34081. Civilianised for Macao Air Transport as VR-HDH. TAA purchased it in 1962 for its New Guinea 'Sunbird' operation, re-registerred with undercarriage removed as VH-SBV. The aircraft flew services around the New Guinea coast until 1966 when competition from land-based aircraft made the flying boat operation uneconomic. Originally intended for a New Guinea museum, it was left to decay. The remains were purchased in 1979 for MOTAT but the aircraft is presently at the RNZAF Museum, Wigram where it is under long-term rebuild to represent an RNZAF machine.

Built in Canada for the USAAF as 44-34081. Civilianised for Macao Air Transport as VR-HDH. Purchased by TAA in 1962 for its New Guinea 'Sunbird' operation, re-registered with undercarriage removed as VH-SBV. Aircraft flew services around New Guinea coast until 1966 when competition from land-based aircraft made the flying boat operation uneconomic. Originally intended for a New Guinea museum but the remains were purchased in 1979 for MOTAT. The aircraft is presently at the RNZAF Museum, Wigram where it is under long-term rebuild to represent an RNZAF machine. (Jim Eames photo)

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

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.

Over the IJsselmeer on a flight from EHLE.

A recent addition to the Palm Springs Air Museum and freshly painted in Navy colors. R2600 Cyclones in this PBY and one is leaking badly.

Preserved in Norway

The "Queen of Dago Lake" continues to go downhill, and her parked attitude emphasizes it. Too bad.

Built for the RCAF in 1943, this Canso had many civil identities in the US, Central and South America after 1946. Used by the CIA as a communications ship during "Bay of Pigs" invasion of Cuba in April 1961, it also appeared in the 1969 movie Tora, Tora, Tora. The seaplane is pictured awaiting the attention of new owner Troya SA to be registered TG-BIV. On January 5, 1994, the aircraft had an engine failure during delivery to New Zealand. Diverting to Christmas Island and unable to maintain altitude it ditched in the Pacific Ocean and sank several hours after the crew took to the life raft.

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