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Aircraft History
Constructors Number 1730. PBY-5A assigned US Navy Bureau Number 48368. Assigned to the USAAF as OA-10-CO Serial Number 43-47960.
Wartime History
Suffered an aerial collision near Coleambally. The other Catalina was totally destroyed.
Officially, this Catalina was condemned for salvage on June 2, 1945.
Wreckage
Nose section only remained at crash site near Coleambally. The
cockpit was originally painted black overall with
US markings both sides of the nose.
Recovered from the crash site and used as a shelter for farm workers near Collieambally.
Display
Recovered by the RAAF and stored at Wagga Wagga Airfield. Owed by Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group. Today, displayed at Australia's Museum of Flight, on loan from Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group.
References
CNAPG Catalina Cockpit
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Last Updated
October 6, 2009
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