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HARS Catalina Registered in OZ

Posted by Paul McMillan on Thu Jun 13, 2002 05:23:36 AM

PBY.6A, ex BuA.46679 has been registered, on 040602 as VH-PBZ/2, to Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc., Suite 22 3-9 Terminus Street
Castle Hill, N.S.W. 2154.

Bit of History...

Built New Orleans, c/n 2043 civilianized as N9562C Gus DeMaio/Aircraft Instrument Corp; to CC-CNF-0487 TRANSA - Chile 1957. To Aeroservicio Parrague Ltda., 1960. Stored. Converted for aerial fire-fighting as CC-CCS
late 70s. . Extensively damaged 27th January 1986 at Lago Gutierrez, nr Bariloche, Argentina. Salvaged & returned to Santiago. Rebuilt 1988. To Spain in 1991 as firefighter and operated there through most the 90s; until moving on to Portugal.

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