| 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: | Lord Howe Island - Seaplane (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | January 1948 to August 1949 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 565312 |
| Photo Comment |
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Sunk by a bomb placed in the cockpit while moored on Sydney Harbour on August 27, 1949. Owner of a competing flying boat airline charged but acquitted. Photo from: National Library of Australia This photo was added on 20 April 2023, and has since been viewed 446 times. |