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April 20th 07, 02:21 PM
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April 20th 07, 08:20 PM
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That was taken at Diego Garcia..(BIOT) British Indian Ocean Territory
Barry "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ...
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April 20th 07, 09:04 PM
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Yep and it was far more gone than that back in '92.
JT Barry wrote: That was taken at Diego Garcia..(BIOT) British Indian Ocean Territory Barry "Mitchell Holman" wrote in message ...
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April 21st 07, 04:56 AM
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On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:21:04 -0500, Mitchell Holman
wrote: Actually it's a PBY-5, the rather uncommon seaplane version. Without landing gear. Almost all of these were built for the Brits. Cheers, Bob
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April 21st 07, 06:27 AM
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"fannum" wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:21:04 -0500, Mitchell Holman wrote: Actually it's a PBY-5, the rather uncommon seaplane version. Without landing gear. Almost all of these were built for the Brits. Cheers, Bob The PBY on the beach at Diego Garcia was British, from RAF Squadron 240, and therefore is a "Catalina" (the Brits didn't give complicated designations to their aircraft). She was flown by 21-year old RAF Pilot Officer James Park. Her registration number was VA718, and Jim called her "Katie" since K was the squadron letter. From http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/pby.html JohnB
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April 22nd 07, 03:51 AM
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"Barry" wrote in message ... That was taken at Diego Garcia..(BIOT) British Indian Ocean Territory Barry That was my first thought too. I never got to see this aircraft up close, but I got to fly over it a couple times back in 79. Rob
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April 23rd 07, 04:15 AM
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Almost all of these were built for the Brits.
Well maybe, but there were a fair number in USN service w/o wheels, including the earlier marks. Here's one in 1943-45 USN markings. Brian
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April 23rd 07, 06:27 AM
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April 23rd 07, 12:22 PM
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Well maybe, but there were a fair number in USN service w/o wheels,
including the earlier marks. Here's one in 1943-45 USN markings. Most of the Catalinas supplied to Australia were originally Amphibian. The wheels and associated hardware were removed, usually at Rathmines but sometimes in the field, to reduce weight. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
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