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Abandoned Catalina seaplane

Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:51 am

Not sure if this has been brought up before.


http://www.artificialowl.net/2009/07/ab ... years.html


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Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:49 am

Yes, it has:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... ght=n5593v

Tillerman.

Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:53 am

surprised it has lasted this long.., should be easy enough to load on a barge and 'away' you go!

Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:16 am

It looks like the main pylon has failed and the wing is tilted forward 90*, with the tail salvaged. :cry: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/9456831 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16502363 Would have made a good resto, too. ( If it was in a slightly less.. uh... deadly area. :wink: )

Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:55 pm

Chaz Harris wrote:It looks like the main pylon has failed and the wing is tilted forward 90*, with the tail salvaged. :cry: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/9456831 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16502363 Would have made a good resto, too. ( If it was in a slightly less.. uh... deadly area. :wink: )



Ouch! Very sad...

Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:57 pm

ahhh the only attribute to global warming!!

Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:37 pm

Complete story was also on one local Serbian forum, Burek.com , few years ago. Airplane is in very bad state now.
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