Specification Sheet - CV 28-5ACF PBY-5A Super Catalina N287 S/N 48287

FAA Manufacturer Designation Consolidates-Vultee 28-5ACF

Built October 1943, Delivered to the U.S. Navy December 1943

Present Registration N287

S/N 48287

Constructor's # 1649

Registered to Super Three, Inc., Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

Standard Airworthiness Certificate Category CAR 3. CAR 4A.

Total Airframe Time 10,600 hours

Curtiss-Wright R 2600-20 Engines

Total Time Right Engine ...4 hours SMOH by Rudy Blakey, Inc.

Total Time Left Engine ...6 hours SMOH by Rudy Blakey, Inc.

Hamilton Standard Propellers, 23 E 50/6359-18.

Total Time SMOH, Left 6 hours. Right 4 hours. SMOH by Aviation Propeller Service of Miami.

This PBY was built for the U.S. Navy BUNO 48287, Constructor's No. 1649 in October 1943. After serving throught WWII it was surplused AS N10017. It later went to Canada as CF-JMS and flew for many years as a geologic survey aircraft before being converted to the Super Catalina by Timmins Aviation in the early 1960's. Modified in accordance with CAR 3 and T.C.758 it now carries a Standard Airworthiness Certificate and is eligible for passenger carrying (22 Passengers).

Wright R-2600 engines of 1700 HP each replaced the original P&W R-l 830 engines of 1200 HP, making an impressive increase in performance. It then flew survey missions for Selco Exploration and went to Australia with them in 1964 as VH-UMS. Later it returned to Canada as CF-JMS flying for Kentings and Questor Surveys, with whom it went to the U.S. for awhile registered as N16647. In 1975 it was back in Canada as C-GGDW... Apparently with Austin Airways before being sold to a company called Geoterrex/Terra Surveys.