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Awesome at 80: Europe’s last Catalina flying boat remains air show favorite

Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

There, it was to be repurposed as a passenger-carrying aircraft for tourist flights and air safaris in Zimbabwe in southern Africa. The tail was completely blown off, the port float was virtually shot away, and the port wing was damaged. Numerous holes had been made in the plane’s hull, so it started to take on water and sink.

Pilot

Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Stability

Rare C-49 ‘WildKat’ Makes First Appearance at Reading World War II Weekend [NEEDS PHOTO SWAP]

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

The C-47 also had an astrodome positioned in the cabin roof, strengthened floor components, a double cargo door and a shortened tail-cone for glider-towing shackles, all of which the C-49 did not have. In January 2017, it was cleared for a maintenance ferry flight from Frederick to Tulsa. The airshow ended at 5:00 p.m.

Cargo

Cargo Hangar Weather Ferry Flight

Awesome at 80: Europe’s last Catalina flying boat remains air show favorite

Rare C-49 ‘WildKat’ Makes First Appearance at Reading World War II Weekend [NEEDS PHOTO SWAP]

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