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PBY-5A CATALINA/Bu. 48287
PBY-5A Catalina Bu. 48287 - Click here to view description
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Bureau #: 48287
Construction #: 1649
Civilian Registration:
  N10017
  CF-JMS
  VH-UMS
  N16647
  C-GGDW
  N287
Model(s):
  PBY-5A Catalina
  Steward-Davis Super Cat
Name: None
Status: Airworthy?
Last info: 2012
History:
Delivered to US Navy as Bu. 48287, 19??.
Trade-Ayer Inc, Linden, NJ, 1956 - Registered as N10017.
Genaire Ltd, St Catherines, Ontario, November 26, 1956-1958
- Registration CF-JMS reserved, November 26, 1956.
- Registered as CF-JMS, July 22, 1957.
Selco Exploration Co Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, August 29, 1958-1964.
- Modified as Steward-Davis Super Canso, January 1961.
- Fitted with R-2600-20 engines.
- Fitted with electro-magnetic survey equipment) - Operated by Questor Surveys Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, 1959-1964.
Selco Exploration/Australian Selection Pty Ltd, April 24, 1964.
- Registered as VH-UMS.
- Arrived in Sydney, Australia, April 11, 1964.
- Used for magnetometer survey operations in Australia.
Exported to Canada, struck-off civil registry October 7, 1964.
Barringer Surveys Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, November 1964-1966.
- Registered as CF-JMS.
- Departed from Sydney to Toronto, November 15, 1964.
Questor Surveys Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, December 28, 1967-1973.
- Damaged after nose gear collapsed during landing, Rankin Inlet, NWT, August 5, 1970.
Questor International Surveys, Reno NV, January 12, 1973.
- Registered as N16647.
Questair Services Ltd, Breslau, Ontario, May 21, 1975.
- Registered as C-GGDW.
White River Air Services Ltd, Timmins, Ontario, circa 1975-1978.
- Leased to Austin Airways Ltd, Timmins, Ontario, July 28, 1975-1978.
Geoterrex Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, August 4, 1978-1985.
- Leased to Terra Surveys Ltd, December 20, 1982-1985.
Jack Leavis, Davie, FL, February 19, 1985-1990.
- Registered as N16647, August 1985.
- Withdrawn from use, open storage, Opa Locka, FL, 1987-1990.
Jim Dent/Air Adventures, Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 1990.
Charles Clements/Super Three Inc, Miami, FL, July 16, 1990-1997.
- Registered as N287, July 1991.
- Flew in USN "Black Cat" scheme.
Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, January 31, 2008-2012.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Ruud's Classic Airliners
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-5th Edition, 2008.
 Photo Source(s):
Ruud Leeuw/Ruud's Classic Airliners
Caz Caswell
Steve Tournay
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