| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VH-EAW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PB2B-2 Catalina Mk.VI |
| Licence-built by: | Boeing Canada |
| C/n (msn): | 61159 |
| Operator Titles: | Qantas Empire Airways - QEA |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | Sydney - Rose Bay SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YRAY IATA: RSE Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | November 1947 to July 1949 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 140196 |
| Photo Comment |
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Ex RAAF A24-378. Bought by Qantas for use on services to Lord Howe Island, Noumea and Suva. Sunk by a bomb placed in the cockpit while -EAW moored in Rose Bay August 27, 1949. Rival flying boat operator charged but acquitted. Crime remains unsolved. Photo from: Hudson Fysh Collection/State Library of New South Wales This photo was added on 5 May 2019, and has since been viewed 1476 times. |