Royal Canadian Air Force Canso

Sorry for the camera not being steady! I knew it was flying in, but wasn't sure what time and it caught me by surprise! Anyway, it'll be a really cool addition to the museum, as they are going to paint it to look just like US Navy PBY 44-P4, the one that spotted the Japanese Fleet at the Battle of Midway.

RCAF Canso C-FNJB
(Canadian built PBY Catalina)
flying in from Nanaimo Airport,
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
to Evergreen Aviation Museum,
McMinnville, Oregon
August 6, 2011

Cruise Speed 125 mph
Range 2,500 miles

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[RogCBrand]

@jkilts LOL! It is! And yeah, I imagine that had to be a beautiful sight to men floating in a huge, hostile ocean!

[jkilts]

It's painted up like a hotwheels car! haha awesome. Thanks for the post! Just think how many PBY's saved downed pilots and wreck victims just moments before they became shark food! Just like with the Indianapolis- I think it was a PBY to the rescue, there

[RogCBrand]

@assortedfish Thanks Dion! It is one of my favorite planes! Flying boats are extra cool, since you could fly to some remote lake or bay and land!

Hope you've been doing good lately!

[assortedfish]

thats cool! i'd love to fly one of those! :D