Category: "PBY Catalina A24-362"

Progress on the Catalina

Work continues on the preparation for the PBY Catalina A24-362 for her upcoming visit to RAAF Edinburgh and onward to Townsville.  Last weekend saw Gordo, Gary, Boston, Don, John, Eric, Dick, Bob and the boys stripping paint from the hull, the installation of perspex into the outer blisters, repair work to the wing fabric and [...]

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Catalina Restoration Making Strong Progress

HARS members have been hard at work continuing the detailed and difficult task of rebuilding and installing the Catalina mid-section blisters.  Having received a loan set of blisters from the Catalina Museum at Lake Boga, HARS members have been busy reproducing and replicating these very complicated and interesting structures.  Engine and other systems work continue, [...]

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