Daniel Leahy 2004
Shane Walker 2005
Aircraft History
Delivered to US Navy April 1945.
Postwar History
Sold to a Miami Company post war, it later operated from Chile and Argentina, even sufferning a landing accident in 1986, but was salvaged and returned to service in 1988. Then it went to Europe to Spanish Ministry of Land & Forest Management in 1991. Finally, it was last operating in Portugal late 1990’s charter to (ATA)
Aerocondor Transportes Aereos.
Today
Aquired by HARS, in Sydney Australia in early 2002 and arrived in Australia in September 2003. Registered as VH-PBZ and based at Albion Park Airport. It was painted to represent a RAAF 43 Squadron PB2B-2 Blackcat, with markings of A24-362 / OX-V / "Felix".
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