No truer words were spoken Ragnar, and a Very happy New Year to you too. Cal VP43 ... From: Ragnar J Ragnarsson To: PBY@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, December...
Cal Olson
calolson@...
Jan 1, 2006 8:02 am
19806
Bob, BuNo. 33977 was at Monterey until 18 February 1955 when it was placed in storage at Litchfield Park and then stricken from the Navy's inventory in August...
PBY Restorations. Latest update: December 01, 2004: updating "The Netherlands" entries by Prudent Staal. Location and status of PBY-5A, P-212, 1885, 46521. ...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19808
PBY related book list, Part 1 of 4: Updated December 19 2005: Updated "Black Cats With Wings of Gold" added: "13 Squadron story" "13 Squadron story" Written...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19809
PBY related books, part 2 of 4: Latest update December 19, 2005; updated: - "Cats at War" - "Center of the Storm" Calculated response of a PBY-6A airplane to...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19810
PBY related books, part 3 of 4: Latest update December 19, 2005; Added: - "Lucky Alex" - "Nor the years contemn" Dark Sky, Deep water. First hand reflections...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19811
PBY related books, part 4 of 4: Latest update December 19, 2005; added: "So long, Singapore" added: "Recounting the operations of RAAF Catalinas" added:...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19812
Research resources. Latest update: June 4th, 2005; info from Tsahi. Naval Historical Center Naval Aviation History Branch 805 Kidder Breese SE Washington Navy...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19813
PBY's which can be seen at Airshows. Civil Registration, owner, Home location: G-PBYA, Plane Sailing, Duxford, England. N287, Charlie Clements, Tamiami,...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19814
PBY's in Movies. "Always" Starring Richard Dreyfuss and John Goodman. This featured one of the SLAFCO PBY's; N9505C. "Coastal Command" A wartime RAF propaganda...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:08 am
19815
THE CUTAWAY PBY SHOPPING LIST; TO BRING IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF AUTHENTICITY. 6/27/04 Although, happily, the Cutaway PBY is now displayed on the floor of...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2006 1:09 am
19816
Hello members. For sale on E-bay: Color Photo of PBY, Tender & PT-Boats in Pacific. Item number: 6592714786 Greetings, Heijo...
The attached photo shows a couple of PBY-5As, probably being ferried to the East Coast. Does anyone recognize the location? It appears to be a joint ...
Ragnar, Group... Judging from the markings, this is very late 1941, very early 1942. As PBY-5As were just then coming off the production line, this may be...
Ragnar, I was involved in ferrying the PBY but not the 5A...On the seaplane we left San Diego and went to Corpus or Lake Worth at Ft Worth, however if the...
roybertie1@...
Jan 2, 2006 7:20 pm
19820
Ragnar, Lou, Lou, for some reason I got Ragnar's message to the group, with the photo attached long after your message about Ragnar's message. ????? Anyway...
I won't promise anything, but if I have a chance to go to the Honolulu Star office I'll see if I can get access to their archives. I only plan on spending one...
butter1942@...
Jan 3, 2006 12:15 am
19823
Ragnar and Bob, Okay, you've got my interest. What did finally become of BuNo 33977? Doug. Ragnar J Ragnarsson <ragsie@...> wrote: Bob, BuNo. 33977 was...
Douglas Ratchford
ratch4@...
Jan 3, 2006 1:14 am
19824
OOOPS! Desoto1950@... wrote: Organize, print and share your digital photos. Click here to get the software. How to save a picture Simply right...
Douglas Ratchford
ratch4@...
Jan 3, 2006 1:22 am
19825
Walt - Don't bother, thank you. I have someone else working on it. The archives are at the Public Library, and I don't think it is worth your taking the...
Kodak HTML EmailCrider, that is a PBM as you undoubtedly know. It happened sometime before 1961 as I was there from 61-63. The two sqkuadrons that were there...
roybertie1@...
Jan 3, 2006 2:09 am
19827
Group, Although the aircraft in this story are modern, I'm sure that the story isn't. Just substitute a WWll fighter and a PBY,...you get the picture. Bob, the...
Looks like they were trying to fill the "Water injection tank" or else wash some of the spilled "milk"off the wing. Questionable? SATB HNY GB Bill, VP-43 ... ...
billmaris
billmaris@...
Jan 3, 2006 2:41 am
19829
Hi Walt If you happen to catch that ship, why don't you sell it on E-Bay and Fly to Honolulu using the proceeds??? SATB HNY GB Bill, VP-43 ... From:...
billmaris
billmaris@...
Jan 3, 2006 2:53 am
19830
I don't know the location Ragnar, but the picture was taken before the war or shortly after cause the rising sun still appears in the middle of the star. We...
Cal Olson
calolson@...
Jan 3, 2006 8:23 am
19831
I doubt it was North Island Bob as we were flying 5's in early '42, I cannot remember seeing a 5A there. Cal VP43 ... From: "Bob R." <bobrrsr@...> To:...
Cal Olson
calolson@...
Jan 3, 2006 8:23 am
19832
Was the red and white horizontal rudder striping removed at the same time as the red ball? I seem to recall that some of our a/c shown in photos aboard...
allan_lebaron@...
Jan 3, 2006 11:54 am
19833
Hello, group, Nice walk round VH-PBZ, the Aussie HARS'Black Cat'... 117 images. "712" from Quebec is also on the News. Thanks to Bryan Ribbans....
I most often see Vne for a PBY-5A listed as 199 mph (172 kts). ________________________________ From: PBY@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PBY@yahoogroups.com] On...
