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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-5A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:48294 USN
    Construction Number:1656
    Last Civil Registration:N9521C
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-5A sn 48294 USN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Training Services Inc, Virginia Beach, VA

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PBY-5A.

    23 October 1943

    First flight.

    5 November 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 48294.

    To unknown owner with c/r N9521C.

    Circa 1960


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Miami, Florida

    7 December 1967

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9521C (28-5ACF, 48294) issued.

    21 March 1998


    Photographer: Paul Dubois
    Notes: Swartkop AFB, Pretoria, South Africa.

    21 March 1998


    Photographer: Paul Dubois
    Notes: Swartkop AFB, South AFrica.

    21 March 1998


    Photographer: Paul Dubois
    Notes: Swartkop AFB, Pretoria, South Africa.

    21 March 1998


    Photographer: Paul Dubois
    Notes: Swartkop AFB, South Africa.

    6 March 2002

    To Training Services Inc Ta, Virginia Beach, VA with new c/r N9521C.

    Based at Military Aviation Museum and Fighter Factory, Virginia Beach Airport, Virginia Beach, VA.
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    1 January 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9521C (28-5ACF, 48294) issued.

    23 July 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show at Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    23 July 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show at Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    23 July 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show at Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    23 July 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show at Ypsilanti, Michigan.

    10 July 2013

    To Gerald W. Yagen, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N9521C.

    22 August 2013


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Seen during Warbirds over the Beach, Virginia Beach, VA, USA

    15 December 2018

    To Training Services Inc, Virginia Beach, VA keeping c/r N9521C.

    6 July 2019


    Photographer: Robert Bourlier
    Notes: Military Aviation Museum, Virginia, Beach, VA.


    Photographer: Unknown
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