RCAF
Justin Taylan 2000
Peter Flahavin 2004
Restored to
RAAF
113 ASRF
Aircraft History
This airframe is an ex-RCAF Catalina, CV369 with registrations
N609FF and VH-EXG. Post war, it was converted to an airborne mineral
survey aircraft. During its long service, it flew in Australia,
Indonesia and South Africa.
It was flying up until about 1993, when it need allot of money spent
on it to keep it flying. At that time, the RAAF Museum acquired the
aircraft, and is currently in the final stages of restoration.
Restoration
It is being restored at RAAF
Amberly, as PBY A24-104, with the markings NR-H, from the 113
ASRF (Air-Sea Rescue Flight). Exhaust stacks were recovered from
A24-1, wrecked at Darwin.
Also, parts from PBY A24-381 that crashed
on Lord
Howe Island, in 1948. After restoration of the fuselage was complete, it was moved to RAAF
Museum at Point Cook.
PBY
