Consolidated Canadian Vickers, Montreal / 2SR PBV-1A Canso A 11024
Airworthy – 2015
Manufactured by: Canadian Vickers Aircraft in Cartierville Quebec, Canada 1943
Military Identification: R.C.A.F. 11024
Search and Rescue Sq 102 Vancouver BC: QT O24
Civil Identification: CF-UAW / C-FUAW
Construction No. CV302
Military History
TOS: 07-Dec-43 PBV-5A Canso designation RCAF 11024 by Western Air Command (WAC) and ferried from Canadian Vickers manufacturing plant in Cartierville Quebec arriving at #3 Operational Training Unit RCAF Station Pat Bay on Vancouver Island. Stationed in Vancouver, Calgary, Vulcan Alberta, Trenton and Green Bay NS
1943 Delivered to No. 3 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, Victoria BC. 1944 To Canadian Pacific Airlines at Vancouver 21 June to 12 October 1944, probably for repairs. Stored when completed,
1945 returned to WAC on 26 February 1945.
1945 PBY-5A 11024 Coal Harbour Vancouver Island British Columbia. Russ Redman Flight Log Book
1945 To storage with No. 2 Air Command on 7 August 1945.
1948 To De Havilland Canada (Possibly Downsview Toronto Ontario) 2 November 1948, for overhaul and conversion to Mk. 2SR search and rescue configuration. Had 711:40 airframe time when it arrived.
1949 Completed on 7 July 1949, to No. 6 Repair Depot for storage.
1949 To No. 102 S&R Flight at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 14 August 1949.
1949 Back to DHC on 22 August 1949 for inspection.
1949 To Central Experimental and Proving Establishment on 29 September 1949. Back to No. 6 RD on 30 November 1949, “to be held on run-up basis pending allocation to contractors”.
1950 To DHC from 24 April to 23 June 1950 for JATO installation.
1950 Delivered to No. 103 RCAF Station Greenwood, NS when completed.
1954 To Aircraft Industries Limited on 3 September 1954 for modifications, completed in September 1955.
1955 Delivered to RCAF Station Sea Island, BC on 14 September 1955 for use by No. 121 (K) Unit.
1957 To No. 102 (KU) at Trenton on 4 October 1957.
1959 Back to No. 121 (K) Unit on 29 September 1959
1960 To long term storage at RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta on 12 January 1960, after hull repairs at Canadian Pacific Airlines at Vancouver.
SOS:20-Oct-61 – To Crown Assets Disposal Corporation for sale
Civilian History
1961 11024 Available for disposal from 9 February 1961. Sold to Airspray Limited of Wetaskiwin, Alberta. First registered as CF-NTK.”, but not taken up.
1966 Kenting Aircraft Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Apr. 22, 1966-1971; registered as CF-UAW
1976 Norcanair Ltd, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, May 12, 1971-1980; registered as C-FUAW
1980 Province of Saskatchewan, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, 1980-1992; flown as tanker #8
1992 Buffalo Airways, Red Deer/Yellowknife flown as tanker #708,
2002 In Storage
2010 Pacific Flying Boats Ltd. Victoria British Columbia, November 2010 to present day.
2014 Repainted to RCAF White
2015 Decals applied to reflect RCAF 1943