CF-CRR Convair (Boeing
of Canada) PBY-5A Canso
(c/n 21996)
Canadian Pacific Airlines operated a small fleet (4) of
Canadian built Catalina flying boats,
or Cansos
as they were known. They had been civilianized to the extent that
the fuselage and
nose glazed
gun positions had been removed and faired over (the outline can be seen
on the
above
shot). A chronological history of this machine (it
actually had a war record) can be
found on
the War Birds' Registry site at:
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/pbyregistry/pby-rcaf9767.html
and another
shot of it, also with historical annotation, on Ron Dupas' site at
http://1000aircraftphotos.com/PRPhotos/ConsolPBY5A-3.htm