The Canadian Museum of Flight will soon have its own Firecat Air Tanker. It will fly into Langley on Friday 5 October 2012 to take up residence with the Museum.

"Langley, BC – October 2, 2012

Langley's Canadian Museum of Flight is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Firecat Air Tanker aircraft, which has been generously donated by BC's Conair Group Inc. This Firecat aircraft, while on display at the Canadian Museum of Flight, will serve as a wonderful visual reminder of British Columbia's rich history in aerial fire suppression.

Langley airport is considered the birthplace of BC's aerial fire suppression methods going back to the days of Skyway Air Services, predecessor to Conair, and the rest, as they say, is history. Abbotsford based Conair is a world leader in providing innovative firefighting services to national and international customers and has been doing so for over forty years.

The Firecat started its life as a Canadian built CS2F Tracker aircraft and was flown from the deck of the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Bonaventure aircraft carrier in its role as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft. In the 1970s, Conair developed the Firecat by modifying and converting many of these former RCN Trackers into a very successful firefighting machine.

The Firecat will be flown into Langley Regional Airport on Friday, October 5th

to take up residence in its new home at the Canadian Museum of Flight. Museum staff and volunteers welcome aviation enthusiasts to join them during the acceptance of their latest display aircraft - the Conair Firecat.

The Canadian Museum of Flight – Bringing BC’s Aviation Past into the Future."