Hello all, Just to tell you that I have seen greylags (goose) in hundreds for a big hour in the sky of my south-western France, up to North. Imposing!! Cheers....
PBY related book list, Part 1 of 4: Updated December 23 2006: added: "Boats I Flew, the" Info from Bob Cleworth. "13 Squadron story" Written and published by...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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PBY Restorations. Latest update: December 01, 2004: updating "The Netherlands" entries by Prudent Staal. Location and status of PBY-5A, P-212, 1885, 46521. ...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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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...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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PBY related books, part 3 of 4: Latest update November 10, 2006; Added: "Fabulous Catalina, the" Dark Sky, Deep water. First hand reflections of the...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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PBY related books, part 4 of 4: Latest update February 13, 2007; Updated: "Pilot error" by Vadym V. Utgoff P-Boat Pilot; With a Patrol Squadron in the Battle...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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Research resources. Latest update: June 4th, 2005; info from Tsahi. Naval Historical Center Naval Aviation History Branch 805 Kidder Breese SE Washington Navy...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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PBY's which can be seen at Airshows. Civil Registration, owner, Home location: G-PBYA, Plane Sailing, Duxford, England. N287, Charlie Clements, Tamiami,...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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PBY's in Movies. Last update; February 23rd 2007 Updated and added several movies thanks to: http://www.coastcomp.com/av/fltline2/avmovie.htm "Always" 1985 *v ...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:55 pm
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File created Oktober 18, 2006. The following members are looking for info: - Erik Thingbo is looking for pictures and data of Danish PBY's. - Lou dorny is...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:56 pm
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THE CUTAWAY PBY SHOPPING LIST; TO BRING IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF AUTHENTICITY. 6/27/04 Updated April 3rd 2006. Thanks to Bob Romaine. Although, happily,...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:56 pm
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Compilation of members search for info on persons. Latest update: February 4th 2007. Garth Porter jesslin@... is looking for info on his father...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:56 pm
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Scale models Metal: 1/72 Corgi AA36103 PBY Catalina MkIVA RAF Sullom Voe 1/72 Corgi PBY-5 Catalina 'Black Cat' US NAVY, 2006 VP-34 New Guinea 10/1944 1/150...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:56 pm
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PBY parts for sale: List created: January 12, 2007. ... For sale by: Les Pierce; saxplayer0001@... Most of my PBY parts are refurbished from the 1940s....
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Mar 1, 2007 9:56 pm
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List of PBY scale models. Updated Februay 13, 2007. 1/48 scale: Monogram, PBY-5 Catalina 1/72 scale: - Academy, PBY-4 Catalina 79 model, kit number 02136 -...
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Mar 1, 2007 9:56 pm
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My old G-1 Navy leather flying jacket needs a new zipper. Anyone know where to get one economically? Mark OConnell, Irvine, Calif....
Hi Mark, You can find a new zipper on this website: http://www.eastmanleather.com/crown.htm Perfect for your G-1... Great look & high quality! Alain (C-FCRR) ...
Hi, Bob. His very first flight training was at NAS Jacksonville, June-Dec, 1941. His first PBY a (PBY-1) was on Oct 24, in 0152, still at NAS JAX. I show on...
Hi. From September 1950 to November of the same year a Catalina operated flights from Goa (Portuguese India at that time). The aircraft crashed in November...
Going thru some archives pics and saw a PBY, still on the water, which appeared in a take-off mode (speed) - wing-tip floats at a 45 degree pos. - are they...
George Herold
GeorgeSS132@...
Mar 2, 2007 12:31 pm
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Hi, Gentlemen. I saw this this morning. It's the flight log and various items from a pilot named Stroud, who served from the 30's an on through WWII. ...
Good Morning Still some snow on the ground here at Bellingham, about 28F. Normally the pilot would signal to raise the floats as soon as we cleared the water...
Luis: I for one do not appear to have anything on that Catalina or, indeed, that airline being linked with their operation although the latter seems to have...
Bill and group, I really don't remember what Navy SOP were as far as float retraction on takeoff but the Russians raised them as soon as they had positive...
The Air Council (Royal Air Force) Pilot's and Flight Engineer's Notes for the Catalina simply state: "Signal 'RAISE FLOATS' as soon as safely airborne. It...
So did the RAAF Bob ... From: Roger Ferguson To: PBY@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 7:11 AM Subject: Re: [PBY] Wing Tip-Floats Bill and group, ...
bob cleworth
jclewort@...
Mar 3, 2007 12:01 am
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If you were flying from reef-infested or water which might have floating objects in it, wouldn't you improve your chances of a successful take-off if you got...
allan_lebaron@...
Mar 3, 2007 12:52 am
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Interestingly one of his PPC's was a Flatley. If I am not mistaken, Flatley was in PBY's before he teamed up with Thatch at Midway. Seems the first team of...
Bob Cleworth is looking for a photo of A24-203 ( in any livery) a PB2B-1 RAF JX615 US No. cn 44225 that was received by the RAAF on 3 December 1945 ... ...
bob cleworth
jclewort@...
Mar 3, 2007 1:12 am
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Group, If anyone of the VP Navy wants to send condolences to Bill's widow, here's her addy. Doug. Note: forwarded message attached. Info not included in the...
