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    Airframe Family: Consolidated PBY/OA-10 Catalina / Canso
    Latest Model:PBY-6A Catalina
    Last Military Serial:64097 USN
    Construction Number:2167
    Last Civil Registration:N7179Y
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PBY-6A sn 64097 USN cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Commemorative Air Force - Lake Superior Squadron, Richard I Bong Memorial Airport, Superior, Minnesota

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PBY-6A.

    From 20 September 1945 to December 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 64097.

    March 1957

    To Babb Co, Phoenix-Sky Harbour AZ with new c/r N7082C.

    January 1959

    To James Routh/Routh Aircraft, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N7082C.

    Operated as fire service #E94.

    From 1963 to 1973

    To Protection Civile, Marseilles with new c/r F-ZBAW.
    Operated with markings: Yellow Pelican

    1976

    To Avalon Aviation Ltd, Red Deer, AB with new c/r C-FHNF.

    1978

    To Avalon Aviation Ltd, Parry Sound, ON keeping c/r C-FHNF.

    Markings Applied: 4

    Markings Applied: 794

    28 February 1988

    Withdrawn from use.
    At Parry Sound, Ontario, and stored.

    June 1990


    Photographer: Kenneth Swartz / Eric Bannwarth Collection
    Notes: C-FHNF - PBY-5A Catalina - Avalon Aviation at Parry Sound, ON.

    1991

    To Aircraft Marketing Inc, Albuquerque, NM, with new c/r N7179Y.

    1991

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Ft.Lauderdale.

    10 September 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7179Y (PBY-6A, 225) issued.

    21 April 1993


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Lakeland, Florida

    21 April 1994

    To American Airpwr Heritage Fly Museum, Midland, TX with new c/r N7179Y.

    30 May 1998

    Damaged.
    Badly damaged - when blown over by wind storm, at St Paul-Fleming Field MN.

    In the inventory of Commemorative Air Force Airpower Museum, Midland International Airport (MAF), Midland, TX.
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    Operated by Commemorative Air Force-Lake Superior Squadron 101, Duluth International Airport, Duluth, MN.
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    Operated by Commemorative Air Force-Lake Superior Squadron, Duluth International Airport, Duluth, MN.
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    24 August 2015

    To American Airpwr Heritage Fly Museum, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N7179Y.

    Operated by Commemorative Air Force-Lake Superior Squadron, Richard I Bong Memorial Airport, Superior, MN.
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