| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-ASA |
| 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): | 61154 |
| Aircraft Name: | Frigate Bird II |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Sydney / Powerhouse Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Collection: | Powerhouse Museum |
| Photo Date: | 2 December 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 714248 |
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Allocated BuNo. 44248 but given RAF serial JX630 prior to becoming A24-385 with the RAAF in 1945, this Catalina gained fame in 1951 as the first aircraft to cross the South Pacific between Australia and South America, from Rose Bay in Sydney to Valparaiso in Chile. It is one of only two surviving non-amphibious Catalinas. Accepted into the Museum of Applied Art and Sciences in 1961. The museum was renamed Powerhouse in the late 1970s and closed in February 2024 for three years of major redevelopment. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 August 2024, and has since been viewed 200 times. |