PBV-5A Canso
Airworthy
Manufactured by Canadian Vickers Aircraft in Cartierville Quebec, Canada
Military Identification: R.C.A.F. 11094
Civil Identification: CF-NJE/ C-FNJE
Construction No. CV-437
TOS: 22-Jun-44
SOS: 25-Oct-61
PBV-5A Canso designation RCAF 11094 was taken on strength (TOS) by Eastern Air Command and ferried from Canadian Vickers manufacturing plant, Cartierville Quebec and delivered new to Eastern Air Command (EAC) stored reserve until December 1944 when it was delivered to Squadron 162 at Camp Maple Leaf RAF Reykjavik.
Military History:
– Assigned to No. 162 (BR) Squadron in Iceland on 8 December 1944
– To #4 Repair Depot, Scoudouc, N.B for major inspection on 20 April 1945.
– To RCAF Station Mont Joli, PQ on 22 May 1945 for storage
– Reported available for disposal on 2 February 1946, with 397:00 airframe time.
– To Aircraft Industries Limited at St. John PQ on 13 June 1952 for modifications, completed on 23 February 1954.
– To No. 408 (P) Squadron, RCAF Station Rockcliffe when completed.
– Back to Aircraft Industries Limited on 25 November 1955 for repairs and modifications, including installation of loud hailer, Homelite APU and automatic electric bilge pumps.
– Still with 408 Sdn. December 1956.
– To storage at RCAF Station Lincoln Park, Alberta on 16 July 1957.
– Available for disposal from 16 August 1960.
– SOC: May 25, 1961.Canso A Crown Assets Disposal Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, 1961.
Civilian History:
— Canspec Air Transport Ltd, Calgary Alberta, Apr. 1961.
— Registered as CF-NJE.
— Civil conversion to sprayer by Field Aviation.
— Operated by Field Aviation, Calgary, 1963-1963.
— Chiupka Airways Ltd, Lynn Lake, Manitoba, 1965-1966.
— Northland Airlines, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1968.
— Midwest Airlines, Winnipeg Manitoba, 1969-1971.
— Nordair Airways, Winnipeg Manitoba, Sept. 2, 1971-1972.
— Ilford Riverton Airways, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1973.
— St Felicien Air Service, Roberval, Quebec, 1973-1976.
— Survair Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, 1977-1978.
– Struck rocks during water landing, Fort Chimo, Quebec, Sept. 9, 1977.
— Government of Newfoundland & Labrador, St John’s, Newfoundland, May 4, 1978-1996.
Registered as C-FNJE. Flew as tanker #7, later #702.
— Hicks & Lawrence Ltd, St Thomas, Ontario, Apr. 23, 1996.
— Buffalo Airways, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, June 4, 1996-2002. Flew as tanker #702.
— Crashed & sank during water pickup in Sitidgi Lake, NWT, July 24, 2001.
— Aircraft recovered by Fairview Aircraft Restoration Society (FARS) and transported to Fairview Alberta April 2008.