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Save the Canso - a Work in Progress

by Doug Roy on 04/02/10

Greetings to all the Save the Canso followers.

Yes, this is a work in progress - and we are making great progress! It's been a long road from the early days of the project, March 2008, when the inspiration came to travel 2500 km. from our home in Fairview, Alberta to Inuvik, NWT, Canada. The aircraft, Canso PBY-5A C-FNJE, started its life in 1943 with the RCAF and served on the east coast of Canada on submarine patrol in the north Atlantic during WWII and later was converted to a water bomber and used to protect Canada's forests.

This page will be used to keep everyone informed about the progress of the restoration and provide some of the history of the recovery and the early life of this Canso.

Thanks for your interest!

The Canso Crew

Comments (2)

1. Henry Dechant said on 4/3/10 - 04:29PM

Thanks, Doug for setting up the blog. This will the engine runup for the blog. Mark Bach, our airframe engineer has taken a few days off for Easter however work is carrying on allbeit at somewhat slower pace. Work is mainly concertrated on replacing damaged sheet metal in the pilon area as well as repairs to the stabilizers. After consultation with our fabric guy, Floyd Stromstead, it was decided to recover all of the fabric surfaces. The planning of this sub-project has begun.

2. Marcia, Sayler, & Bryce said on 4/4/10 - 10:33AM

Good work, and very interesting project.

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1.	Henry Dechant said on 4/3/10 - 04:29PM
	Thanks, Doug for setting up the blog. This will the engine runup for the blog. Mark Bach, our airframe engineer has taken a few days off for Easter however work is carrying on allbeit at somewhat slower pace. Work is mainly concertrated on replacing damaged sheet metal in the pilon area as well as repairs to the stabilizers. After consultation with our fabric guy, Floyd Stromstead, it was decided to recover all of the fabric surfaces. The planning of this sub-project has begun.
2.	Marcia, Sayler, & Bryce said on 4/4/10 - 10:33AM
	Good work, and very interesting project.