3 results found
Registration / Serial:CF-FFA
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Operator Titles:The Flying Fireman
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:8 May 1979
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:529897Submit Correction
View count: 314
The Flying Fireman was formed in Victoria (by Alex Davidson and Bill Harrison) to operate two PBY-5s water bombers out of Prince George (CF-NTL and N609FF) in 1965 and 1966. By 1973, BC was fully committed to land-based retardant air tankers but continued to use PBYs on a casual basis, and Flying Fireman found work elsewhere in Canada and the US. This PBY-5 served with the US Navy as BuNo 46522 and became N5585V. Imported to Canada in 1972 and operated as tanker #7 and #777. January 1990 to Erickson Group Ltd in Oregon as N2172N. To Erickson Aircraft Collection in 2012 and Avenger LLC in 2016.
Registration / Serial:CF-FFA
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Operator Titles:The Flying Fireman
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:8 May 1979
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:CF-FFA
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Operator Titles:The Flying Fireman
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:8 May 1979
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Photo ID:529897Submit Correction
View count: 314
The Flying Fireman was formed in Victoria (by Alex Davidson and Bill Harrison) to operate two PBY-5s water bombers out of Prince George (CF-NTL and N609FF) in 1965 and 1966. By 1973, BC was fully committed to land-based retardant air tankers but continued to use PBYs on a casual basis, and Flying Fireman found work elsewhere in Canada and the US. This PBY-5 served with the US Navy as BuNo 46522 and became N5585V. Imported to Canada in 1972 and operated as tanker #7 and #777. January 1990 to Erickson Group Ltd in Oregon as N2172N. To Erickson Aircraft Collection in 2012 and Avenger LLC in 2016.
Registration / Serial:CF-FFA
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Operator Titles:The Flying Fireman
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:8 May 1979
Photo by:Kenneth I. SwartzContact
Registration / Serial:N5585V
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
City / Airport:Lafayette - Regional / Paul Fournet Field (KLFT / LFT)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Photo Date:29 August 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:356354Submit Correction
View count: 796
Originally built as PBY-5A USN BuNo. 46522. This a/c is now registered N2172N and still airworthy, being based in Oregon.
Registration / Serial:N5585V
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
City / Airport:Lafayette - Regional / Paul Fournet Field (KLFT / LFT)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Photo Date:29 August 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:N5585V
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
City / Airport:Lafayette - Regional / Paul Fournet Field (KLFT / LFT)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Photo Date:29 August 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Photo ID:356354Submit Correction
View count: 796
Originally built as PBY-5A USN BuNo. 46522. This a/c is now registered N2172N and still airworthy, being based in Oregon.
Registration / Serial:N5585V
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
City / Airport:Lafayette - Regional / Paul Fournet Field (KLFT / LFT)Map
Region / Country:Louisiana, United States
Photo Date:29 August 1969
Photo by:Bob ThomasContact
Registration / Serial:N2172N
Alternate Serial:46522
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Medford - Rogue Valley International / Medford (KMFR / MFR)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:20 October 1992
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website
Photo ID:222519Submit Correction
View count: 240
To Tillamook Air Museum, Oregon.
Registration / Serial:N2172N
Alternate Serial:46522
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Medford - Rogue Valley International / Medford (KMFR / MFR)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:20 October 1992
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website
Registration / Serial:N2172N
Alternate Serial:46522
Aircraft Original Type:Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Medford - Rogue Valley International / Medford (KMFR / MFR)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:20 October 1992
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website
Photo ID:222519Submit Correction
View count: 240
To Tillamook Air Museum, Oregon.
Registration / Serial:N2172N
Alternate Serial:46522
Aircraft Version:Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):1886
Display Paint:USA - Navy
City / Airport:Medford - Rogue Valley International / Medford (KMFR / MFR)Map
Region / Country:Oregon, United States
Photo Date:20 October 1992
Photo by:Geoff Goodall (via David Carter)Website