Canadian Vickers Vancouver
The Vancouver was developed as a replacement for the Varuna in response to a Royal Canadian Air Force requirement for a flying boat to transport men and equipment to forest fires.The two flight crew were located in two tandem open cockpits, forward of the wing.The main cabin could accommodate a firefighting team of six men and all the required equipment.[1] In the mid-1930s, the Vancouvers were modified as coastal patrol aircraft by the installation of machine guns and bombs.After the outbreak of the Second World War, Vancouvers served with 4 Squadron, RCAF at Jericho Beach Air Station until withdrawn from service in 1940.