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from the web....this is an interesting "sister" to 48426 at the Palm Springs Museum, also an Aleutian Island operational area aircraft...that one with VP-61/62... Also interesting in that upon her repair she served at Port Angeles...
History
A short history of this particular plane... (As collected By Larry McLeod.)
The following was obtained from the US Navy Aircraft History Card and Accident Summary Sheet via Ragnar J. Ragnarsson.
The aircraft was constructed in 1943 at the Consolidated Vultee plant in San Diego Calif ornia under c/n 1522 an d was accepted by the US Navy on August 4th of the sam e year as Bu. No. 33968.
It was delivered on August 28th 1943 and assigned to VP43. On November 4th 1943 the aircraft was forced down at sea near Adak, Alaska, by failure of the port engine and the feathering by mistake of the starboard engine requiring major overhaul of the airframe and engines.
The aircraft was reconditioned at A&R Seattle.
From November 1944 to December 1st 1944 it was stationed at US Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Washington. It went unreported between January 1945 and April 1945 but was again reported at USCGAS Port Angeles May 1945 to June 1945.
Again it was unreported in June of 1945 but the aircraft again shows up at USCGAS Port Angeles from July 1945 to April 1946.
It then was moved to Traverse City Michigan from May 1946 to June 1946 and was stricken (SOC) on July 31, 1946. On July 31, 1948 it was reinstated to the US Navy from the US Coast Guard. Hopefully a little more to come on its service and civilian records.
More History
This information obtained from PBY Catalina News:
PBY-5A built by Consolidated San Diego under c/n 1522. Went into US Navy service with Bu. No. 33968. Had the following registrations after the war:
N5582V 1966-69 Troy G. Hawkins, Wichita Falls TX.
N84857 10/10/80 Diversified Drilling Muds, Cheyenne WY.
May-85 IDFAF Museum, Hatzerim AB, Israel
Forward fuselage damaged after taxiing off runway into ditch 9 May 1985. Was apparently destined for Israeli Air Force Museum.
Recent History
1990-Present Ben Kalka , Oakland CA.
Catalina N84857 stationed at the airport at Lewistown, MT., was damaged in a tornado when it hit Lewistown in August 1999. The fabric of the wings and tail were damaged.
In the summer and fall of 2000 the aircraft was moved on a trailer to Skagit County Regional Airport, near Burlington WA by Alan Hodgkins owner of Sound Aircraft Repair and Restoration for the current restoration project covered by this website.
This Information Provided by John Henderson of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The nose section being used on N84857 came by trailer across Canada in 1992. It was previously used as a cabin cruiser by George Ventress of Brighton, Ontario. It was powered by two Ford flathead V-8 automobile engines. He kept the name Sad Sack which was the name the planes crew had given it. There were two submarines painted on the cockpit side which the crew claimed but Ragnar Ragnarsson , assures me that there were no Canadian Canso crews with credit for two submarines during the war. We have no record of this aircrafts serial number so its war record can't be researched. If anyone has any knowledge of this aircraft please drop me a line.
Currently
The aircraft sits at the Skagit County Regional Airport in Burlington, Washington.
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