Delivered to the RCAF as Canso A 9746 in 1942. Sold as NC68741 in 1946 then N68741 in 1949. Converted to a SoCal Landseaire flying yacht, fitted with uprated P&W R1930-75s, seating for 17 pax, rear airstair passenger entrance and under-wing boats in 1954. Reregistered as N59D in 1956 then N5907 in 1958. Converted to the sole Bird Innovator : Innovator 2 Lycoming GSO-480 engines installed outboard of the P&W R-1830s andSuper Cat squared tailplane in 1967. Reregistered as N81RD in 1969, N5907 in 1976 then N5PY in 1991. Last flight to Aurora, OR in 1997. On long term restoration to a Canso.

rare four engined conversion of the Catalina.

This Consolidated built PBY was RCAF 9746 1942 - 46. Registered N58D and N5907 after coming to the USA , it was upgraded to a Super Cat with enlarged rudder and more powerful engines. Operated from 1962 by Bird Corporation as N81RD, pilot / inventor Forrest Bird modified the aircraft further with added GSO-480 engines and other updates in 1967. Christened the Bird Innovator, it was sold in 1978 reverting to N5907. As N5PY it has been undergoing extensive rebuilt since 1997 which saw the removal of the outer engines.

Unique four-engine modification of a PBY-5A Catalina completed in 1967. Reregistered N5PY in 1991.