Built in 1944 this aircraft is painted to represent JV928 Y. The aircraft crashed on 27th July, 1998 on Southampton Water with the loss of two lives. The aircraft was under rebuild in the UK until attempts were abandoned by 2005. It was transported to Weston in Ireland on 19/20 January 2006 for continued restoration, but it was eventually broken up there on 27 June 2012.

Swung landing at Killadeas, Northern Ireland, on January 9, 1944 while being used for training. Ran aground and was written off. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

One of the last Geosurvey Catalina / Cansos operated in Canada, C-FJJG is ex US Navy 48423. It was sold in the USA as N423RS in 1986.

(ex USN BuAer 46651) obtained in 1955 and registered TF-RAN (ex TF-FSD). The first aircraft operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG). The Icelandic Aviation Ministry originally bought it damaged from the US Navy on 17 September 1954, and registered it as TF-FSD. It was repaired by SAS in Copenhagen, and then given to the ICG on 10 December 1955, with the registration TF-RAN. It was used until 12 January 1963, and then parked until 1967, when it was tipped over by the wind, and later scrapped. The airframe was buried during the construction of Reykjavik airport in 1967. Used for maritime patrol and SAR.

This aircraft, ex BuNo 46521, was the first of a batch of six taken bought by the Netherlands navy. It arrived at Schiphol on 19 January 1951, but crashed four days later when landing at the Aviolanda works in Papendrecht for modifications, and was a write-off. The intended Dutch serial 16-211 (P-211) was transferred to ex BuNo 46581 (c/n 1945). Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

Delivered to the US Navy as 46633 in 1945. Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ in 1952. Sold as N10023 in 1956 then CF-MIR in 1957. Converted to a Super Canso in 1960. Reregistered as N608FF in 1967, CF-MIR in 1970, C-FMIR in 1980, G-BLSC in 1984, VR-BPS in 1994 and VP-BPS in 1996. Crashed and sank doing a water landing on Southampton Water in 1998. Recovered and moved around a number of locations for a rebuild which never happened. Scrapped at Weston, Ireland iin 2012.

Former US Navy as 48317. Registered as N1495V in 1951 for ferry flight to the Netherlands. To the Netherlands Navy as P-212 in 1952, later 16-212. Preserved at Bosbad Hoeven from 1957. Moved to the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum - MLM, Kamp Zeist in 1982 then to Soesterberg for storage in 2005. Moved to the Nederlands Transport Museum, Nieuw-Vennep for restoration in 2020. Back to Soesterberg in 2023.

Shot on SEIA airfield that is used as base for some firefighter aircraft along with 2 sisterships (CC-CNP / CC-CCS). All leased from Aspar Chile & operated in their colours with Aerocondor titles & tail logo. Photographer: Fernando Mesquita Original Kodachrome K25 Diapositve.

Representing Chilean Air Force 405 "Manu-Tara" (ex 44-33868), famous for completing the first flight to Easter Island in 1951 and on display at the National Aviation and Space Museum, this is actually 44-34009, ex US Navy 67973.

looking a bit patched up - ventured over the Atlantic to attend the European airshow circle at Waddington, Fairford and Duxford in 2004. Became well known G-PBYA in November of the same year. (wonderfully photographed by Bob Shane)

Navy s/n 63998

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.

DND photo.

Canso Aircraft Of 121 Composite unit flying over Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, BC. DND photo.

DND photo

116 Sqn, Shelbourn, N.S. DND photo

Consolidated Canso "A"'s of 162 Squadron, RCAF. Yarmouth, N.S. DND photo.