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Constructed as a PBY-5A. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 48426 as a OA-10. |
March 1951 |
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Civil conversion carried out at NAS Seattle. |
From 1 April 1951 to By 1955 |
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To US Navy/Transocean Airlines, Guam with new c/r N31235. |
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Operated by Trust Territory Air Service, Taloa, Saipan. |
1955 |
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To Thorne Engineering Co, Los Angeles, CA. |
30 September 1955 |
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Involved in an incident.
Forced landing at sea 275 miles west of San Francisco, CA. |
October 1955 |
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Damaged.
Damaged during the ship based salvage operation. |
By 1956 |
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To Long Beach Aeromotive Inc, Long Beach, CA. |
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Restored.
Rebuilt at Long Beach. |
27 April 1956 |
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To C. S. Bearson. |
8 May 1956 |
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To Aircraft Metal Salvage, Oakland, CA. |
From 9 May 1956 to By 1958 |
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To R. Lyle Golding, Long Beach, CA. |
From 10 April 1958 to By 1961 |
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To Pacific Air Lines, San Francisco, CA. |
From 1961 to By 1964 |
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To Alaska Coastal-Ellis Airlines, Juneau, AK. |
From 26 December 1961 to By 1966 |
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To Alaska Coastal Airlines, Juneau, AK. |
From By 1969 to By 1970 |
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To Alaska Airlines, Seattle, WA. |
From By 1972 to By 2002 |
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To Slafco/Robert P. Schlaefli, Moses Lake, WA.
Served as a water bomber with SLAFCO. |
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Operated as fire service #80. |
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Operated as fire service #98. |
20 December 1972 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NR31235 (28-5ACF, 48426) issued. |
15 September 1976 |
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Photographer: Greg Lusk
Notes: Two PBY5As, N9505C and N31235, were used as retardant and water bombers on a 72,500 acre wildfire in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the late summer of 1976. I was the assistant fire boss for the state on the fire and believe they came from Alaska before they were on our fire. |
August 1983 |
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Photographer: Bruno Wuthrich / Eric Bannwarth Collection
Notes: At Moses Lake |
From By 1987 to By 2007 |
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On behalf of the owner stored with/at Moses Lake North Airport, Moses Lake, WA.
Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Moses Lake, WA.
 View the Location Dossier |
3 November 2003 |
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To Carmacks Commercial Corp, Anchorage, AK. |
April 2007 |
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To Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, CA. |
30 July 2007 |
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Ferry flight.
Moved to Palm Springs. |
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Markings Applied: Aluminum Falcon, 48426, 55, US Navy |
By August 2007 |
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To Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
View the Location Dossier |
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Markings Applied: 55 |
1 December 2009 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N31235.
Sale reported to a new owner in Palm Springs, CA. |
17 December 2010 |
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To Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, CA keeping c/r N31235. |
28 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Displayed at the Palm Springs Air Museum, California |
4 October 2016 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA. |
4 October 2016 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA. |
4 October 2016 |
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Photographer: Robert Bourlier
Notes: Palm Springs Air Museum, CA. |
22 April 2017 |
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Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
Notes: At Palm Springs Air Museum, CA, USA. |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: This is the crew for this PBY. My Father LtJG Joe Castleberry is seated far left on front row. Picture was taken in 1944 during Search and Rescue deployment from Attu, an island in the Aleutian Chain. |
