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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-5A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:48375 USN
    Last Civil Registration:N96UC
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-5A sn 48375 USN cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc, Polk City, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PBY-5A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 48375.

    To Wings Over Miami Museum, Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport, Miami, FL.
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    Markings Applied: NAVY 48375

    21 March 1996

    To Universal Associates Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N96UC.

    8 May 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for N96UC (PBY-5A, 48375) issued.

    25 March 2000


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Florida International Airshow, Punta Gorda FL

    29 March 2007

    To Fantasy of Flight/Kermit A. Weeks, Polk City, FL with new c/r N96UC.
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    29 March 2007

    To Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc, Polk City, FL with new c/r N96UC.

    1 January 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for N96UC (PBY-5A, 48375) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2008

    To Universal Associates Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N96UC.

    12 February 2008


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2008 Photo outside Fantasy of Flight Museum, Polk City, Florida

    15 March 2011

    To Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc, Polk City, FL keeping c/r N96UC.

    6 April 2017


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Polk City, FL.
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