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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-5A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:48412 USN
    Construction Number:1774
    Last Civil Registration:N7238Z
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-5A sn 48412 USN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Association (RCMPA), New South Wales, Australia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PBY-5A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 48412.

    4 September 1956

    To Trade Ayer, Linden, NJ with new c/r N10024.

    7 May 1957

    To Cole Brock Inc, PA keeping c/r N10024.

    1959

    To Remert Werner Inc, Saint. Louis, MO with new c/r N96R.

    1 October 1959

    To Orinoco Mining Co, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela with new c/r YV-P-EPX.

    To Orinoco Mining Company with new c/r YV-P-EPZ.

    1975

    To Corporacion Ferrominera de Orinoco, CA, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela with new c/r YV-O-CFO-4.

    1983

    Civil registration YV-56CP reserved but not taken up.

    From March 1983 to 1987

    To Camaronera del Sur CA: ops for Orinoco with new c/r YV-585CP.

    17 October 1985


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Kendall-Tamiami Airport in Florida

    From 1989 to 1993

    To Italo Compagna/Serves, Caracas-Maiquetia with new c/r YV-485C.

    3 November 1997

    To Serves Import Inc, Miami FL with new c/r N7238Z.

    17 June 2000

    To Anthony C. Tiurri/Caribbean Airline Services Inc, San Juan, PR keeping c/r N7238Z.

    20 September 2004

    To Caribbean Airport Facilites Inc, Carolina, PR keeping c/r N7238Z.

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, Carolina.
    View the Location Dossier

    Circa 2013

    To Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Association (RCMPA), New South Wales, Australia.
    Restoration project for intended new Museum.

    8 February 2018

    Civil registration, N7238Z, cancelled.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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