Adolph: When looking at parts for a number, pay particular attention to the inside of inspection plates (including tank plates) for a stenciled or stamped...
Adolph, Check also the inside of inspection hatches. I've seen one such hatch from a Consolidated San Diego-built PBY-5A with the USN BuNo. stencilled on its...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PBY group. File :...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Nov 2, 2003 4:10 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PBY group. File :...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Nov 2, 2003 4:14 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PBY group. File :...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Nov 2, 2003 4:19 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PBY group. File :...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Nov 2, 2003 4:22 am
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We have S/N plates in our Canadian Vickers built A/C, they are located in the galley compartment on the port side (wheel well). There are two plates, one...
Harry: If you can send me the history that you have with whatever registrations, serial numbers,"N" numbers and the date of conversion to a 28-5ACF, I'll try...
Group, The National Warplane Museum is conducting an open house on Sunday, November 9, 2003 in honor of Veteran's Day. Admission is free. If any of you can...
Dear Group, My father Howard Morrow of VP91passed away Sat.Nov.1st. I am traveling to Iowa for the funeral.Could you remove my name until after Nov.6th? Thank...
RPRIOR and Group, Dont I wish I could visit your plane. Got a picture with engines revving and our old friend, cofounder of Flying Boat ARS and Son Bill Oneil...
haries@...
Nov 3, 2003 5:54 pm
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The credit for this photo should go to Larry Katz, who had e-mailed it to me recently. It was much better than any of the photos that I had of the ...
Hello PBY e-mail group members. We have a few new members, Welcome.... Please reply to this message and tell us about your interest in the PBY Catalina/Canso. ...
It seems likely that everyone in this group recognizes that the Martin PBM was a costly and flawed aircraft. Any discussion on them is usually ended by...
Allen .... Since I had duty in the PBY-5A's and the PBM-5A's The only thing the PBM had on the PBY was it had a much larger galley and the reverse pitch ...
Richard Neiswonger
wa6agl@...
Nov 8, 2003 6:27 am
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For what it's worth, here's my CV in answer to Heijo's request.... Living in the UK and a Catalina fan since mid-1970s - main interest is the post-war period....
Davidpby@...
Nov 8, 2003 4:59 pm
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Allen: Bob Smith also authored the Squadron/Signals Aircraft Number 74 on the PBM Mariner. It is an outstanding publication on the metamorphosis of the PBM...
Capt D: Well, having never been in a PBM and only in a display PBY once, it seems prudent for me to retire from the field as quickly possible and with as much...
In a message dated 11/8/2003 10:56:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Belated congratulations to you and your crews! God bless America! Tom (The Hoosier Hotshot)...
TWMcCarthy@...
Nov 8, 2003 7:06 pm
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Two questions for you. I should know the answers to both but, off hand, do not! One has been posed before (Q1) but I recently changed my e-mail address so...
Davidpby@...
Nov 8, 2003 8:22 pm
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Hi again Allen, I was active in VP 34 when we made the transition from PBY 5a's to PBM 5a's// That transition occurred in 48 and 49 I think.. When I...
Richard Neiswonger
wa6agl@...
Nov 9, 2003 12:46 am
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Hello members. Today I went to the Stuart Airshow, Florida, USA. I met Paul Tibbets (Enola Gay) and Robert Morgan (Memphis Belle). Robert Morgan told in his...
Here is the article I submitted to my hometown paper, The DeLand Beacon. Click on included page at bottom of message. ================================ Navy...
Hello members. Linda Scarpino wrote: Did any of you know Bill Pack? He was on Pearl Harbor and in VP-12, the first Black Cat Squadron. His daughter, Linda. ...
Hello members. The picture of the VP/VPB-23 Reunion in Jacksonvile, 2003 (size 700k) can be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PBY/files/ The picture was...
Group, I have had the distinct honor of meeting Col. Morgan a number of times while working at air shows with our B-17G. We have taken him up in "Fuddy Duddy"...
Hey Group, I am locked out of files till I get it figured out, can anybody send me the recent picture from Francis Clifton? My Grandaughter used my machine...
haries@...
Nov 11, 2003 11:40 pm
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Hank you are not by yourself.I too am having the same trouble. Yahoo keeps telling me the same thing.They give me a new password and I still cannot open it...
Larry Katz
papakatz@...
Nov 12, 2003 1:01 am
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Francis: Enjoyed looking at the picture of your gang beside the PBY here in JAX, VP-63 had their reunion the following weekend here in Jax we were fortunate in...
Dear Hank, I downloaded Francis Clifton's picture to my computer. It is a large picture, 700 KB,...I can send it to you that way or I can downsize it so that...
