Alberta Farmers and a Canso

[spookythecat]

There was a radio piece on that you can check out here--->

http://www.cbc.ca/soundslikecanada/index.html

Scroll down to Part 3 and click on "Digging Up A Plane"

It's about 24 minutes

[Michel Lemieux]

This one Spooky, old news here. Glad for the good news.

http://www.catalina.org.uk/plugins/p2_news/printarticle.php?p2_articleid=19

A much more recent accident occurred to the Canadian Catalina C-FNJE, originally a RCAF Canso A. One of the Buffalo Airways water bombing fleet, it sank in a lake near Inuvik, North West Territories on July 24th, 2001. Although nowhere nearly as badly damaged as C-GFFJ mentioned above, it was in an equally remote site in the Arctic Circle! Engines and some components were recovered but the airframe was left on site, with considerable wing damage. There was talk of recovery but, more recently, it was announced that the aircraft had been acquired by the Alberta Aviation Museum and plans were being put together to recover the aircraft. However, these plans have suffered a set-back because of issues that have arisen with the local indigenous people who own the land on which the lake and aircraft are situated.

Seen here in better times:

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/photo/Buffalo-Airways/Consolidated-PBY-5A-Canso/0294188/L/

Was also discussed here:

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=204758&highlight=&sid=ccdaac4cc12bcf256eea7d9cecbf04eb

[K225]

That's a great story any more word if they got down to Hay River yet?

[Michel Lemieux]

More here...

Wow, not bad for an abandonned plane !!!!!!

http://www.ruudleeuw.com/search116.htm

[spookythecat]

It's been ages since i've seen a flying Catalina (When was the last time Connie brought his to Oshkosh?). Hope they get her back up soon.