CF-IZS Colonial C-1 Skimmer
(c/n 4)
The Colonial
Skimmer was the progenitor of the Lake series of
amphibians. Only 42 Skimmers
were built
and no fewer than eight eventually found their north of the
border. CF-IZS and CF-IZT
were imported new. The
aircraft was designed by David B. Thurston and Herbert P Lindbad who
had been engineers working for Grumman on
both the Goose and Widgeon amphibian twins. They
also worked on the G-65 Tadpole, a
single engine two-seater which superficially resembled the
Skimmer. When
the Tadpole project got scrapped at Grumman they set up shop for
themselves
as the Colonial Aircraft
Company. This shot was taken at Vancouver on 4 July
1959. CF-IZS
was later lost in an accident.
Date and venue unknown.