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In storage at EMA. This aircraft had been used as a water bomber. To US Navy with BuNo 64017. To the US civil register and converted to a water bomber as N2846D then N5555H coded E87. In 1964 to France with the Securite Civile as F-ZBAV. To Avalon Aviation as CF-HNH in 1966 and leased to Haydn Air Charter (Norway) from 1978 until 1985. To the UK as G-BPFY on 23 Dec 88 with Aces High Ltd. To N212DM on 6 Jun 1989 then back to G-BPFY on 05 Mar 1990. To the US as N285RA on 19 Aug 1998. The registration was cancelled on 22 Mar 2006 and the aircraft was exported to Israel where it is currently on display at the Israeli Air Force Museum at Hatzerim Airport.

Ex CF-HNH, F-ZBAV, N5555H, N2846D, US Navy 64017. Last operated by Haydn Air Charter (Norway), on lease from Avalon Aviation. Became G-BPFY on 25 October 1988, switching to US marks as N212DM twice before finally being cancelled as G-BPFY on 19 August 1998, on transfer to US marks as N285RA. Subsequently sold in 2008 to the Israeli Air Force Museum for preservation in false IDF marks as 3401.

Last operated by Haydn Air Charter (Norway), on lease from Avalon Aviation. Preserved at an air museum in Israel since 2006, painted as 3401 and in Israeli Defence Force colours.

Built for US Navy as PBY-6A BuAer No.64017. Last operated by Haydn Air Charter (Norway), on lease from Avalon Aviation.

This aircraft was last operated by Haydn Air Charter (Norway), on lease from Avalon Aviation, then stored at the East Midlands Airport for some considerable time. After almost 20 years of visiting the airport it was the first time I was confronted by the Security and ramp access rapidly became more difficult.