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N9505C Catalina

N9505C

Consolidated PBY-5A (Steward-Davis 28-5ACF EMQ) Super Catalina

Yanks Air Museum

Built

C/N 1581

Newly registered to the Chino CA museum just on July 3rd which hopefully means it will finally be restored after languishing here for years, maybe not flying much after starring in the movie Always in 1989, certainly not after 1993. I was not planning on visiting here but I heard of the existence of this machine and was not much of a diversion from my route. There were no other fixed wing aircraft visible other than glider tugs, which is now the prime purpose of this rather large airfield which was a WW2 B17 bomber training base and is also used by Ameriflight with service to Portland and Boeing Field.

 

History here vintageaviationnews.com/aviation-museum-news/catalina-fro...

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Uploaded on August 27, 2024
Taken on July 4, 2024