| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "PB-501" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| C/n (msn): | 1903 |
| Operator Titles: | Indonesia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Yogyakarta - AdisutjiptoMap |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: WAHH IATA: JOG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum Pusat TNI-AU Dirgantara Mandala |
| Photo Date: | 7 November 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 700962 |
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The AURI received six PBY-5s in 1951, but this is not one of them. In fact it was delivered to the USN as BuNo 46539, bought by Charlotte Aircraft Corp in 1954 and registered N1563M. It was stored in the open at Elizabeth City, NC till 1985. Rebuilt to airworthy status in private hands by 1990 but not flown, it was instead shipped to the Central Museum of the Indonesian AF (in exchange for the right to recover several Japanese aircraft wrecks). Previously displayed as PB-505 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 June 2024, and has since been viewed 361 times. |