Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina Walkaround Gallery

Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina A24-362 HARS Avalon 2007

I believe the HARS airframe is a Canadian built Canso. The RAAF flew a total of 168 Cats of different marks. Many of them were PBY5A amphibians that then had their landing gear removed to reduce weight and improve range. We have the fuselage of one such Cat at Moorabbin: A24-88. It was being used as a houseboat on the Murray, apparently! From memory, these pics were taken shortly after the bird arrived in Australia.

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Graeme Molineux