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

This Tp47 (ex RCAF PBY-5A Canso A serial 9783) was shot down over the Baltic Sea on 16 June 1952 by a Soviet AF aircraft during a search for a downed Royal Swedish AF Dakota. Photo obtained from the Swedish AF.

Recovered from the bottom of a lake on which it was abandoned after an emergency landing.

Sold in the US as N324FA. Operated by the Commemorative Air Force in an air tanker configuration.

Aircraft on display in St.Anthony, Newfoundland

Ex RCAF 9837

Became PH-PBY in Feb 1997.

Owned by the University of Hawaii. Sold in 1990 and now with the Lone Star Museum, Galveston

Bought by Franklin Devaux in late 1994 and flown from Canada to France circa Apr 1995 as C-FCRR. Used in Africa from Oct 1995 to Apr 1997 as a flying studio for a French television series on natural history, called "Opération Okavango". Displayed on the Place de la Concorde in Paris in Air France colours Aug & Sep 1998, to celebrate 100 years of aviation. Flew in South America from Oct 1998 to Jun 1999 to commemorate the mail flights flown from France in the 1930s. Stored in a hangar at Orly in 1999 (still regd C-FCRR) until bought by Alain Maire in 2008 as N9767 (it's ex RCAF 9767). First post-restoration flight 22 Dec 2010, and based at Melun. Sold to Coy Pfaffy in the USA and departed Melun for the last time on 14 Jun 2019.

Moved to the RNZAF Museum at Wigram to be restored in RNZAF markings

Sold in the US as N483CV in 2007

Temporarily with "Worksop College" promotional titles instead of the USAF roundels. Permission & copyright John Pidcock.

Canso A built by Canadian Vickers in 05.44 for RCAF as 11084. Restored to airworthy condition as C-FPQL in RCAF wartime scheme but marked as '9754'.

Sold in the US as N322FA in 1996.