Any idea where G-AAXK is now Eric?

According to W&W 24 (I do not have 25 yet), the fuselage is with Peter Smith at Hawkinge.

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Oh, OK then. Dragonfly.

The third word was ‘Faing’

Plane Sailing’ could operate its Catalina on the sea if it wished to (we operated our original Catalina from salt water on a number of occasions in the 80s and 90s). The only reason we have not used G-PBYA on the sea to date is down to cost of maintenance which is much higher than on fresh water. I’m sure that we would do it, subject to sea conditions, if someone was prepared to accept a quote. As it is we have stuck to flying from fresh water only so far.

JB…………..Reckon the Catalina is classed as a flying boat as its hull sits in the water as opposed to a float plane where just the floats dip in the wet stuff.

Planemike – you are absolutely correct and J Boyle is not. The Catalina is most definitely a flying boat regardless of whether it is amphibious or not for the reasons you state.

Lovely photos. “The C-54 pics are from the albums ‘Mestersvig 1962’ and the Catalina [Canso?] pics from ‘Grønnedal 1960′”. Most if not all of the Catalinas are PBY-6A models with the taller rudder and full span elevators. They show a mix of radar housing shapes above the cockpits.

Duxford’s ‘Catalina’ G-PBYA was active in Greenland last Summer so the link goes on!

Good to see them back safe and sound. The amount of miles this beautiful aircraft and its crews cover is incredible!

Rob

In fact, the number of miles on this trip was somewhat more than the original caption to David’s typically excellent photo suggested. It had started at Duxford and flown to Sabadell in Spain for a seafront show at Barcelona then flew to Nimes-Garons in the south of France for a show last weekend before flying across France to the Arcachon/Biscarrosse area for four days of water training then back to DX yesterday!

The Bird PBY was well known in its day. It was in Jane’s and many other books in the 60s.
Good to see it’s still around.

It is still around but no longer has the two extra engines. Indeed, it has not flown since they were removed a number of years ago. It is located at Aurora, Oregon.