![Aircraft Photo of CF-MIR | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | AirHistory.net #609222](/photos/0609222.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | CF-MIR |
Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
C/n (msn): | 1997 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Mombasa - Moi InternationalMap |
Country: | Kenya |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: HKMO IATA: MBA Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 18 March 1974 |
Photo from: | Tim Spearman Collection |
Photo ID: | 609222 |
Photo Comment |
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Flown on survey work throughout southern Africa for Geoterrex in the mid 1970s and early 1980s. Subsequently became G-BLSC, VR-BPS and VP-BPS. Crashed in Southampton Water 27th July 1998 and sadly, despite attempts to restore the aircraft, she was scrapped at Dublin, Weston in 2012. This photo was added on 8 October 2023, and has since been viewed 257 times. |