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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-6A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:L-866 MF
    Construction Number:2063
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-6A sn L-866 MF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    April 1945

    Constructed as a PBY-6A.

    1 July 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 63993.

    1 July 1945

    Transferred to FAW 14, Pool (Transient Aircraft Unit, Fleet Air Wing 14, San Diego, CA.

    27 July 1945

    Ferry flight. Delivered to FAW-2, NAS Pearl Harbour, HI.

    25 April 1947

    Transferred to NAS Mustin, Philadelphia, PA.

    18 March 1957

    Transferred to Pan American, New Orleans, LA.
    Sent to Pan American for overhaul in preparation for service with the Royal Danish Air Force having flown 1,636 hours in US Navy Service.

    18 December 1957

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Marinens Flyvevaesen with s/n 82-866.

    18 December 1957

    Transferred to Vaerlose.

    1 May 1961

    New serial number assigned: L-866 MF


    Photographer: Unknown


    Photographer: Unknown


    Photographer: Unknown

    13 November 1970

    Was the last Catalina to be retired from RDAF service.

    30 May 1974

    Last flight.
    8.2 hour delivery from Vaerloese to station museum at RAF Colerne, Wilts.

    30 October 1975

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
    The fuselage was moved to Costford.
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    28 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo of ex Danish Navy Catalina at RAF MUSEUM, Cosford

    28 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Tail markings on Danish Navy Catalina at RAF MUSEUM Cosford

    30 March 2016


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England

    June 2016

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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    To Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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