Aircraft Photo of N69043 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N69043
Aircraft Original Type:	Consolidated 28 Catalina
Aircraft Generic Type:	Consolidated PBY Catalina
Aircraft Version:	Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
C/n (msn):	1429

Location
Location:	Not known
Region / Country:	California, United States

Photo Date:	2 February 1950
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	447235

Photo Comment
Glenn Odekirk, on the left, revived the pre-war 'air yacht' concept with this luxuriously converted 'Landseaire' Catalina, ex BuNo 34045. Loomis Dean did a photo shoot for an advertorial in Life. The model in polka dot bikini sunbathes on top of one of the R-1830 Twin Wasps in some of the pictures. A dinghy was carried under the wing. Other amenities included a kitchen, a bar and a shower but everything must have been pretty cramped. N69043 was sold to a wealthy Brazilian and crashed at Picinguaba, Sao Paulo on 5 July 1953. Photo by: Loomis Dean / Life This photo was added on 18 March 2022, and has since been viewed 484 times.

Photo Comment

Glenn Odekirk, on the left, revived the pre-war 'air yacht' concept with this luxuriously converted 'Landseaire' Catalina, ex BuNo 34045. Loomis Dean did a photo shoot for an advertorial in Life. The model in polka dot bikini sunbathes on top of one of the R-1830 Twin Wasps in some of the pictures. A dinghy was carried under the wing. Other amenities included a kitchen, a bar and a shower but everything must have been pretty cramped. N69043 was sold to a wealthy Brazilian and crashed at Picinguaba, Sao Paulo on 5 July 1953. Photo by: Loomis Dean / Life

This photo was added on 18 March 2022, and has since been viewed 484 times.

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