PBV-1A/RCAF 11094

After Recovery from lake, circa 2001.
Serial #: RCAF11094 Construction #: CV-437 Civilian Registration: CF-NJE C-FNJE
Model(s):
PBV-1A Name: None Status: Stored? Last info: 2002
History: Delivered to RCAF as RCAF11094. BOC: June 22, 1944. SOC: May 25, 1961. Canso A Crown Assets Disposal Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, 1961. Canspec Air Transport Ltd, Calgary Alberta, Apr. 1961. Registered as CF-NJE. Ferried from Vulcan AB to Calgary, 1961. Civil conversion to sprayer by Field Aviation. Operated by Field Aviation, Calgary, 1963-1963. Used for pest control spraying. Chiupka Airways Ltd, Lynn Lake, Manitoba, 1965-1966. Northland Airlines, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1968. Midwest Airlines, Winnipeg Manitoba, 1969-1971. Nordair Airways, Winnipeg Manitoba, Sept. 2, 1971-1972. Ilford Riverton Airways, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1973. St Felicien Air Service, Roberval, Quebec, 1973-1976. Survair Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, 1977-1978. Struck rocks during water landing, Fort Chimo, Quebec, Sept. 9, 1977. Government of Newfoundland & Labrador, St John's, Newfoundland, May 4, 1978-1996. Registered as C-FNJE. Flew as tanker #7, later #702. Hicks & Lawrence Ltd, St Thomas, Ontario, Apr. 23, 1996. Buffalo Airways, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, June 4, 1996-2002. Flew as tanker #702. Crashed & sank during water pickup on a lake, July 24, 2001. 40km east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, (no injuries). Aircraft recovered. |

Prior to recovery lake, circa 2001.
Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. |
Photo Source(s): Jim Babcock via Mark Nankivil Research Assistance: - |

