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| | | Tofino WWII plane wreck < on 9/7/2017 9:15 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | One of the worst kept secret in the province. The Canso flight 11007 plane wreck. Crashed landed due to engine failure, all 12 crew members survived. An usually extremely muddy hike to the plane was nearly mud less after our fabulous summer. after sitting there for 72 years, the thieves, souvenir hunters, and vandals. Only left the fuselage and part of the two engines. still, it is worth the hike to check it out. Nearby, there is a bomb crater. Created when they destroyed the four, 115.5KG bombs they had on board. , , , Inside cargo hold, Looking toward what was the cockpit , , inside cargo hold , Rear cargo hold Canso plane wreck , Mid cargo hold, looking back canso plane wreck , What used to be a cockpit , , , Wing walker , I asked a friend on his thought on climbing up there.... his answer; there's graffitti up there, it must be safe. , , 1200 HP engine , , , , , ,
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| flySparro
Location: Alberta, Canada Gender: Male Total Likes: 254 likes
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| | | | Re: Tofino WWII plane wreck < Reply # 12 on 9/10/2017 3:01 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by -Rio- I am not sure how many variation of the plane was made. But the one found in Tofino has the little turret on the front.
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Okay, first of all, the coolest thing that I don't think has been mentioned, is that these planes are amphibious! They can land on, float on, and take off from water. PBV-1A was just the designator for Canadian made version of the American "PBY Catalina", the original type of craft. There were about 30 different models of these, totalling 3,305 aircraft in nine years (1936-1945). Most were built by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in the USA (1,868 craft), some were built in the Soviet Union, and the rest were made in Canada. Canadian Vickers Limited built 380 PBV-1A aircraft, 150 going to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and the rest to the USAF under the model no. OA-10A. The American PBY-5A model (1941-1945) changed the front gunner position for a rotating turret with twin .30 cal machine guns. Given the date of manufacture on this craft, (1943), the inclusion of the gunner turret makes sense. Best I can tell, that's what's pictured in your shots. These craft were largely retired in the 1980s, but many remain in service as retrofitted water bombers. Their capacity as a cargo and bomber craft makes them well-suited for the job. Here's a photo from WWII of a PBY-5A Catalina aircraft sitting on the water.
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| | | | Re: Tofino WWII plane wreck < Reply # 16 on 10/14/2018 5:52 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by flySparro Okay, first of all, the coolest thing that I don't think has been mentioned, is that these planes are amphibious! They can land on, float on, and take off from water. PBV-1A was just the designator for Canadian made version of the American "PBY Catalina", the original type of craft. There were about 30 different models of these, totalling 3,305 aircraft in nine years (1936-1945). Most were built by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in the USA (1,868 craft), some were built in the Soviet Union, and the rest were made in Canada. Canadian Vickers Limited built 380 PBV-1A aircraft, 150 going to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), and the rest to the USAF under the model no. OA-10A. The American PBY-5A model (1941-1945) changed the front gunner position for a rotating turret with twin .30 cal machine guns. Given the date of manufacture on this craft, (1943), the inclusion of the gunner turret makes sense. Best I can tell, that's what's pictured in your shots. These craft were largely retired in the 1980s, but many remain in service as retrofitted water bombers. Their capacity as a cargo and bomber craft makes them well-suited for the job. Here's a photo from WWII of a PBY-5A Catalina aircraft sitting on the water. https://upload.wik...BY_5A_Catalina.jpg
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| Lola AB
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| | | Re: Tofino WWII plane wreck < Reply # 18 on 4/18/2019 11:32 PM > | Reply with Quote
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