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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-5A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:48406 USN
    Construction Number:1768
    Last Civil Registration:N5590V
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-5A sn 48406 USN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:San Diego Air and Space Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PBY-5A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 48406.

    1956

    To Thomas W. Kendall/Catalina Ltd, La Verne CA with new c/r N5590V.

    25 September 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5590V (28-5ACF, 48406) issued.

    24 October 1978


    Photographer: Phillip Dawe
    Notes: N5590V - PBY-5A Catalina - Van Nuys

    31 December 1982


    Photographer: Steve Gartner via Bob Trennert Collection
    Notes: Photographed at Van Nuys, CA.

    1984

    To International Centre for Environmental Research, Wilmington de keeping c/r N5590V.

    6 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: At Van Nuys, CA

    1986

    To Thomas W. Kendall, Laguna Beach CA.

    28 May 1986

    To San Diego Aerospace Museum Inc, San Diego, CA keeping c/r N5590V.

    Based at San Diego Air and Space Museum, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
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    8 September 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    By 5 April 1997


    Photographer: Unknown

    14 October 2012


    Photographer: D.R. de Pruis

    20 May 2015

    Civil registration, N5590V, cancelled.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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