| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-BLSC |
| Alternate Serial: | JV928 |
| Military Code: | Y |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Steward-Davis 28-5ACF EMQ Super Catalina |
| Manufacturers: | Consolidated / Steward-Davis |
| C/n (msn): | 1997 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1985 |
| Photo Date: | 13 July 1985 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 752898 |
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Delivered to the US Navy as 46633 in 1945. Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ in 1952. Sold as N10023 in 1956 then CF-MIR in 1957. Converted to a Super Canso in 1960. Reregistered as N608FF in 1967, CF-MIR in 1970, C-FMIR in 1980, G-BLSC in 1984, VR-BPS in 1994 and VP-BPS in 1996. Crashed and sank doing a water landing on Southampton Water in 1998. Recovered and moved around a number of locations for a rebuild which never happened. Scrapped at Weston, Ireland iin 2012. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 November 2024, and has since been viewed 137 times. |