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By: Kenbo - 21st August 2008 at 01:32

Thanks eveyone for your informative replies… a quick look on google maps shows her with camo fuselage and blue naceles… but no middle blisters…. hmmmmm

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By: David Legg - 20th August 2008 at 19:20

I do not have any firm info but it is owned by Christy Keane who has a number of other historic aircraft on site at Weston and whose intention is I believe to establish a museum there. I doubt that ‘PS will fly again and I think it is to be restored to static condition although I am not aware of much progress to date. Would welcome an update from anyone local to Weston. I think the Cat could be made airworthy again but money would be the obvious and usual issue!

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By: Joe Petroni - 20th August 2008 at 14:59

Hello David

Do you have any idea what the plans for G-BLSC/VR-BPS/VP-BPS are?

Will it ever fly again do you think?

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By: David Legg - 20th August 2008 at 14:44

After N423RS was acquired from Greenpeace, the new owners repainted it in a quasi-RAF Coastal Command scheme with the serial ‘JV928/Y’ and Killer Cat nose-art. Both serial and nose-art had been worn by Plane Sailing’s Catalina G-BLSC/VR-BPS/VP-BPS some years before although there was no link between Plane Sailing and the owners of N423RS. At the time of its Solent accident, VP-BPS had by that time been flying as RCAF Canso A ‘9754/P’ for some time, the previous JV928 colours having been superceded.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 20th August 2008 at 12:53

The one at Lee is PBY-5A N423RS, at one time operated by Greepeace…..

David,

Can you shed any light on why N423RS is quoted as being ‘JV928’, when that was the serial used on ‘BPS ?

Have they also painted it as ‘JV928’ or is it still in Greenpeace colours ?

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By: David Legg - 20th August 2008 at 11:45

The one at Lee is PBY-5A N423RS, at one time operated by Greepeace. As the earlier poster correctly points out, the former Plane Sailing ‘Super Cat’ moved to Eire (Weston) some time ago and was registered in Bermuda, not Australia, as VR-BPS and then later as VP-BPS.