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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-5A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:P-212 MLD
    Construction Number:1679
    Last Civil Registration:N1495V
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-5A sn P-212 MLD cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Nationale Militaire Museum Depot., Former Soesterberg Air Base, Soesterberg, Utrecht

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PBY-5A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 48317.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Netherlands Navy with s/n 16-212.

    31 January 1951

    To Babb Company Inc, New York, NY with new c/r N1495V.

    15 August 1951

    Civil registration, N1495V, cancelled.
    Exported to Unknown.

    16 August 1951

    To Babb Company Inc, New York, NY with new c/r N1495V.
    Last CR action date noted here.

    16 August 1951

    Civil registration, N1495V, cancelled.
    Exported to Unknown.

    22 February 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Netherlands Navy with s/n P-212.

    Markings Applied: 16-212

    10 June 1952

    Transferred to 321 SQ.

    Circa 24 December 1953

    Transferred to 8 SQ.

    4 February 1957

    Last flight.

    7 August 1957

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Netherlands Navy.

    20 August 1957

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Bosbad Hoeven, the Netherlands.

    Placed on display.

    1982

    To Militaire Luchtvaart Museum, Kamp van Zeist, Soesterberg, Utrecht.
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    Placed on display.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye

    23 April 1995


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 1995 photo taken at Kamp Zeist Museum Soesterberg, Netherlands. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    By 2005

    Restoration started.

    2006

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Nationale Militaire Museum Depot., Former Soesterberg Air Base, Soesterberg, Utrecht.
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    8 April 2006


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye

    15 April 2012


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
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     Thomas Delvoye
    Terry Fletcher
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