Struck off charge in October 1946. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Struck off charge in 1946. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Photo taken as RCAF Patricia Bay, a former name for Victoria International Airport. The tired looking 3714 was struck off charge in October 1946. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Forced landed on remote Sable Island after the crew realised returning to their base at Dartmouth was no longer possible. Reports say the aircraft landed in a freshwater lagoon and a lighthouse keeper altered authorities. The crew were flown back to base in a Catalina but the aircraft was abandoned. Sable Island is subject to significant erosion. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

5 OTU was normally based in British Columbia retraining veteran airmen from the RAF's European bombing campaign for B-24 operations in the Pacific theatre. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Operated mainly in the meteorological role. Disposed of in October 1946 but had been withdrawn well before that. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Struck the mast of a motor torpedo boat on March 10, 1945, while practising skip bombing near Chennai (Madras). Returned to base. Damage considered not worthy repairing. Photo from: RNZAF/Air Force Museum of New Zealand

On the night of 17 October, 1944, callsign "Sugar" of 547 Squadron took off from RAF Leuchars to conduct anti-U Boat patrols north of Cape Wrath. However, a defective compass resulted in this mission ending in tragedy in the Angus hills. Of the eleven crewmen, just four survived when the aircraft struck the hillside in poor weather. The largest part of the wreckage - a section of the fuselage - still remains at the site, whilst other smaller pieces lie strewn amongst the heather and peat near the summit.