Fwd: PBY-5A Catalina

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From: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson144@comcast.net>
Date: February 16, 2015 at 11:23:16 AM CST
To: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson144@comcast.net>
Subject: FW: PBY-5A Catalina

 

The PBY had no wing flaps.  The pilot used no gauges.  He was expected to look out the windows.  It was the flight engineer that flew the plane.  There was a cook and kitchen on board because the plane flew long missions.  The plane was sectioned off with water tight doors between different areas so that if it went down, then not all areas would be flooded.

 

  For you airplane enthusiasts

 

 

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We see a lot on the restorations of WWII era bombers and fighters, but this is something quite unusual…

 

The story of  PBY-5A CATALINA (Strawberry 5) discovery and restoration for the US Navy museum in San Diego. It was the only remaining intact PBY 5 Catalina remaining in the World, and it was discovered in South Africa.

 

PBY "STRAWBERRY 5" WAS THE PLANE THAT FOUND THE JAPANESE CARRIERS AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY WHICH BECAME THE TURNING POINT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WWII. BEAUTIFULLY DONE – ENJOY 

 

Video here