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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:Canso A
    Last Military Serial:11089 RCAF
    Construction Number:CV-427
    Last Civil Registration:N427CV
    Compressed ID:Canadian Vickers Canso A sn 11089 R...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pissed Away N427CV Llc, Colorado Springs, CO

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Canso A by Canadian Vickers.

    3 June 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Canadian Air Force with s/n 11089.

    1962

    To Quebec Government with new c/r CF-PQO.

    From 1979 to 1994

    To Government of Quebec, Quebec City QUE with new c/r C-FPQO.

    Operated as fire service #715.

    August 1993


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: In Quebec

    15 September 1995

    To Gaetan Belanger, Bonsecours, QC keeping c/r C-FPQO.

    Operated by Athenian Airlift Services, Athens-Tanagra.

    Circa 2001

    To Manual Roque, Angola with new c/r 3D-PBY.
    Moved to Rand Airport, Germiston, Swaziland in South Africa.

    From 2006 to 2011

    Restored.

    17 May 2010

    To Safari PBY Llc Reno, NV with new c/r N427CV.

    25 February 2012

    To Pissed Away N427CV Llc San Diego, CA keeping c/r N427CV.

    Based at Gillespie Field, San Diego, CA.
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    28 October 2012

    Certificate of airworthiness for N427CV (PBY5A, CV-427) issued.

    31 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Photographed at Gillespie Field, San Diego

    1 June 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At the 2013 Wings over Gillespie Airshow, San Diego, California

    2 June 2013


    Photographer: Tazerman
    Notes: Being towed to display area for Wings Over Gillespie Air Show

    15 February 2018

    To Pissed Away N427CV Llc, Colorado Springs, CO keeping c/r N427CV.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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