P00448.040
Photograph P00448.040 Second World War, 1939-1945LAKE BOGA, VIC. 1944-08-31. CONSOLIDATED PBY CATALINA FLYING BOAT AIRCRAFT OF THE US FORCES UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE WORK AT THE RAAF FLYING BOAT REPAIR BASE.
P00448.039 Accession Number: P00448.039
Description
Lake Boga, Vic. 31 August 1944. Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina flying boat, serial number A24-69, of No 11 Squadron RAAF being serviced at the RAAF flying boat repair depot. In the background are other aircraft in hangars specially constructed for repair work so that maximum light is obtained for intricate repairs.
This particular aircraft, A24-69 was delivered to Lake Boga on 17 December 1943, and it was the first Amphibian version of the PBY-5 taken on charge by RAAF. On 18 February 1944 it was taken on charge with No.11 Squadron RAAF and coded FJ-A.
Famously known as 'Black Cats' the US designed and made PBY Catalina was a successful, extreme long range, slow but very reliable multi-role aircraft used all around the world by the Allies during the Second World War.
For nighttime operations in the Pacific the overall flat (non-reflective) black coloured paint finish and reduced white component of the RAAF blue and white fuselage roundel can be seen applied to this aircraft. Of note is the rectangular shape around the serial number applied on the tail which appears to show the paint layer below the night black camouflage was applied.
Shortly after the end of the Second World War this aircraft was moored in Darwin Harbour and on Friday 14 December 1945 it caught fire and was destroyed.
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Accession Number
P00448.039
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor RAAF Historical Section
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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