Australian National Aviation Museum

Consolidated PBY Catalina, A24-88 (on display)

Delivery of our new "Baby" click on images for larger view	Lots of "mods"	In the farm shed
	A real challenge to restore - come and help !!

The arrival at the museum of our Consolidated PBY Catalina, A24-88. Recovered from a farm in southern New South Wales and donated to the museum by Mark Anderson and a number of other members of the syndicate
which had acquired it for a houseboat in the 1960s. Our Catalina is a genuine WWII combat veteran flown by
Sqn. Ldr. Fred Robey of 42 Squadron RAAF, and it took part in what is believed to have been the longest raid
ever undertaken by RAAF aircraft when it mined Manilla harbour – a feat involving some 18 hours of flying.
Current cleaning and preservation work includes the removal of concrete ballast from the hull. During these
efforts .50, .45 and .30 calibre brass has been recovered from various nooks and crannies around the gun positions.

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