| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N6455C |
| Alternate Serial: | 64069 |
| Military Code: | BL-069 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 0197 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOAK IATA: OAK Local: OAK Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1958 to 1962 |
| Photo by: | Ed Coates / CAHS |
| Photo ID: | 186844 |
| Photo Comment |
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Ex USN aircraft. Believed to be at Oakland awaiting conversion to an air tanker. There is a later photo of it at Oakland in a civil livery. Crashed near Klamath Falls, Oregon on April 10, 1965 when an engine failed during firefighting operations. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia This photo is copyright © Ed Coates / CAHS, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 November 2019, and has since been viewed 561 times. |