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| Serial | 002111 |
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| Model | Catalina PBY-6A |
| Status | Written-off |
| Comments | Cyclone-powered airworthy and based Arlangton not used for water bombing for a while but used occ. on airshows s08.12 Vintage Aircraft Weekend Paine Airfield WA, damaged beyond repair 29.06.15 Orange Beach, AL, beached on a sand bar on the shore of Orange Beach, Alabama. The aircraft was being used in the film production of "The U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage" and had just landed. The aircraft began taking on water and a pump was used to remove the water from the inside of the plane. Initial attempts to free the plane using two tractors failed because a cable snapped. A further attempt on July 4 also failed. During attempts to hoist the Catalina onto a barge the fuselage broke. |
| Reg | Airline | Delivered | Status | |
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64041 | United States Navy | 00.00.45 | Left Fleet |
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N6453C | Leo J. Demers | 00.00.57 | Left Fleet |
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N6453C | Rosenbalm Aviation | 00.00.59 | Left Fleet |
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N6453C | Sonora Flying Service | Unknown | Left Fleet |
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N6453C | B.B. Burson Associates Inc | 00.00.63 | Left Fleet |
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N6453C | Hemet Valley Flying Service | 00.00.68 | Left Fleet |
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C-GFFI | Flying Firemen Ltd | 00.05.79 | Left Fleet |
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N85U | Flying Fireman Inc (Spanaway WA) | 14.03.86 | Written-off |
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16/05/2009 - PAE - ux166c PAE 2009-991; Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A Catalina ('45) USN warbird 64041/Flying Fireman, Spanaway '86 "85" ('57 ex N6453C & '79 C-GFFI 🇨🇦; '86 N85U) 👓✅🇺🇸 (assumed date: Paine Field General Aviation Day '09) She was damaged beyond repair at Orange Beach, AL in 2015. |