Aircraft Photo of G-BLSC / JV928 | Steward-Davis 28-5ACF EMQ Super Catalina | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #752898
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
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
Photo Comment

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.

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