Boeing at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

‘Boeing built four C-204 Thunderbird flying boats, and five 40H-4 mail planes at the Hoffar-Beeching Shipyards of Vancouver.’
from p.136, Photographing Canada from Flying Canoes by S. Bernard Shaw

This (attached) would be one of those Boeing-built Sharks (un-attributed original 5×7 print from my collection)

There’s also a great photo of the one and only Boeing Totem on page 194 of the soon to be released (on press next week) Larry Milberry project “Aviation in Canada – The Formative Years” (volume 2 in a series) – CANAV Books. How do I know the Totem is where it is? Easy – I’m the guy the put it there during design/production of said book.

James

Hi All,
Many thanks everyone for the info, I emigrated here 3 years ago and thought not much aviation history here…:o

hand – forehead… as they say..

I have much to learn..:)
cheers
Jerry

There are also five pages in the Putnam Book on Boeing.

This gives the US Navy, New Zealand, RAF & Australian Serials for the PBY’s

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/astamps.htm#BOEING

The Manufacturers Codes used during World War II are:
B: The Boeing Airplane Co., Seattle, Washington (1923-1962)
B: Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (1941-1945)

Hi David,
Many thanks for the detailed reply.
cheers
Jerry

P.S.
Out of interest anyone know what stamped or inspection markings would identify metal of a/c built by them.
cheers
Jerry

Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd built the following Catalinas and Cansos:

55 Canso As serials 9751 to 9805
75 PB2B-1s serials JX270 to JX344 to RAF as Catalina IVBs
125 PB2B-1s serials BuAer7292 to 73116 which went to RAF and RNZAF
40 PB2B-1s serials BuAer44188 to 44227 most of which went to the RAF, RNZAF and RAAF
67 PB2B-2s serials BuAer44228 to 44294 which many went to the RAF and RAAF
Total Catalina production = 362

Boeing also built the following at Sea Island, Vancouver:

4 Boeing C-204 flying boats
5 Boeing 40H-4 mailpane
1 Boeing Totem flying boat
17 Blackburn Shark
Avro Anson components
de Havilland Mosquito tailpanes
Boing B-29 bomb bay sections
Noorduyn Norseman wing spars
Fairey Battle spares

Hi
Ideal, many thanks for the link.
cheers
jerry

Maybe you can find some answers here
http://seaisland1.homestead.com/Boeing.html

Martin