Charles Knotek: Consolidated Canso Airplane

Artist: Charles Knotek
1933 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1979
Image Size: 16 by 13.5 inches
Overall Size: 23.5 by 20 inches
Medium: Water Color on Cold Press Illustration Board

During the Ice Age, Canada was covered by a continental ice shield that depressed and eroded the land, leaving glacial drifts and rugged landforms broken by numerous lakes and rivers. Today, only very special airplanes can negotiate this forbidding terrain. These airplanes, known as flying boats, are capable of landing and taking-off on water. The Consolidated Canso, depicted in this artwork, is still widely used throughout the country, and is one of these versatile flying boats. Originally designed and manufactured in the United States as the PBY-5A, this airplane first soared through the skies in 1935 as a Navy patrol bomber. During World War II, the Consolidated Canso earned a reputation as a long range patrol bomber and anti-submarine airplane. After the war, Canadians adapted this airplane to suit their special needs. They removed the front gun and sloped the deck to meet the hull, thus creating amphibian airplanes for both civilian and military patrol use. Today, with the help of an instrument that picks up geological vibrations, they are used for pinpointing mineral deposits in Canada's otherwise inaccessible back country. When not employed by geologists, they serve as water bombers similar to the Canadair CL-215 which battles forest fires.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Canada 35¢ Consolidated Canso stamp issue of November 15, 1979.

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