List of surviving Consolidated PBY Catalinas

PBY Catalina Survivors identifies Catalinas on display, and includes aircraft designations, status, serial numbers, locations and additional information. The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Co. Several variants were built at five US and Canadian manufacturing plants.

Surviving Canso A G-PBYA at Duxford Flying Legends 2007
Main article: Consolidated PBY Catalina

Survivors

These complete examples of Catalinas have been preserved or restored to various levels including markings, nose art, original or representative paint schemes, and are on display at museums or at military bases, or are active aircraft potentially viewable at air events.

By default, 5-digit numeric serials known as Bureau Numbers (BuNo) are as issued by the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer), presented here without the imaginary "BuNo" prefix. 4-digit serials in the form 9xxx, and 5-digit serials in the form 1xxxx are as issued to Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft.

Status Codes:

D = Display
A = Airworthy
S = Stored
R = Under restoration
DesignationOriginal serialDisplayed identityStatusCurrent locationNotes
Owner/airport Town Region Country
PBY-5A245916-218 (MLD)ACollings Foundation[1]StowMassachusettsUnited StatesUnder restoration to original configuration
PBY-5A5021CF-HFLRAtlantic Canada Aviation Museum[2]HalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
PBY-5A810948382 (RNoAF)DFlyhistorisk Museum, Sola[3]StavangerRogalandNorwayex Royal Danish Airforce
PBY-58272A24-46 (RAAF)SWhaleworldAlbanyWestern AustraliaAustralia
PBY-583178317DNational Naval Aviation Museum (NAS Pensacola)[4]PensacolaFloridaUnited States
PBY-5A33966N3936ADKermit Weeks, Fantasy of FlightPolk CityFloridaUnited States
PBY-5A33968N84857RPBY Memorial Foundation MuseumOak HarborWashingtonUnited States
PBY-5A33993434033 (USAAF)DMcChord Air Museum (McChord Field)[2]LakewoodWashingtonUnited States
PBY-5A34027N9505CDComanche AirEphrataWashingtonUnited States
PB2B-244248VH-ASADThe Powerhouse MuseumSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
PBY-5A4645646456RHistoric Aircraft Restoration Project (Floyd Bennett Field)New York CityNew YorkUnited StatesN4582T
PBY-5A4645746457DRescue Museum (Kirtland AFB)AlbuquerqueNew MexicoUnited States
PBY-5A4652246522AErickson Group Ltd / Tillamook Air Museum[5]TillamookOregonUnited StatesN2172N
PBY-5A46539PB-505 (AURI)DDirgantara Mandala Museum (Adisucipto International Airport)YogyakartaJavaIndonesia
PBY-5A465826582 (USN)DNaval Air Station Jacksonville CollectionJacksonvilleFloridaUnited States
PBY-5A46590N68756SMark PilkingtonMidlandTexasUnited States
PBY-5A465954433879 (USAAF)DNational Museum of the United States Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB)[6]DaytonOhioUnited States
PBY-5A46596DR.1-1 (SPAF)DMuseo del AireMadridCommunity of MadridSpain
PBY-5A4660246602DNational Naval Aviation Museum (NAS Pensacola)PensacolaFloridaUnited States
PBY-5A46624N9502CDAviation Heritage Museum[7]PerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
PBY-6A466436552 (FAB)DBrazilian Air Force (Belém Air Base)BelémParáBrazil
PBY-6A46644VH-EAXAQantas Founders Outback Museum (Longreach Airport)[8]LongreachQueenslandAustralia
PBY-6A (PBY-5A tail)46645FP535 (RAF)DNorwegian Aviation Museum (Bodø Airport)BodøNordlandNorway
PBY-6A (PBY-5A tail)46655C-FIZUDGovernment of Newfoundland and LabradorSt. AnthonyNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
PBY-6A46662N4NCAWilson C EdwardsBig SpringTexasUnited States
PBY-6A46665VH-CATRThe Catalina Flying Memorial Ltd. (Bankstown Airport)[9]City of BankstownNew South WalesAustralia
PBY-6A46679A24-362 (RAAF)AHistorical Aircraft Restoration SocietyIllawarra Regional AirportNew South WalesAustraliaVH-PBZ [10]
PBY-5A48287N287RCavanaugh Air LLCAddisonTexasUnited States
PBY-5A48294N9521CATraining Services Inc TA (Military Aviation Museum)Virginia BeachVirginiaUnited States
PBY-5A4831716-212R/ "PBY-5A / N1493V / 16-212] Collectie NMM. Retrieved: 14 October 2017.</ref>MLDSoesterbergUtrecht Netherlands[11]
PBY-5A48334N74821DClassic Flyers MuseumTaurangaBay of Plenty RegionNew Zealand
PBY-5A48352A24-88RAustralian National Aviation Museum (Moorabbin Airport)MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
PBY-5A48375N96UCRWorld's Greatest Aircraft CollectionPolk CityFloridaUnited States
PBY-5A4840648406DSan Diego Air & Space Museum (Balboa Park)San DiegoCaliforniaUnited States
PBY-5A48412N7238ZRRathmines Catalina Memorial Park Association[12]City of Lake MacquarieNew South WalesAustraliaunder restoration for static display
PBY-5A48423JV928ASouthern Aircraft Consultancy (North Weald Airfield Museum)North WealdEssexUnited KingdomN423RS, shipped to St Lucie County Airport, Fort Pierce, Florida on 25 January 2015
PBY-5A4842648426RCarmacks Commercial Corp (Palm Springs Air Museum)[13]Palm SpringsCaliforniaUnited StatesN31235, currently under restoration
PBY-6A63993L-866 (RDAF)DRoyal Air Force Museum Cosford[14]CosfordShropshireUnited Kingdom
PBY-6A64017N285RARIsraeli Air Force Museum (Hatzerim Airbase)BeershebaSouthern DistrictIsrael
PBY-6A64035L-861 (RDAF)DDanish Aviation Museum[15]HelsingørNorth ZealandDenmark
PBY-6A64054HK-2115PSPrivatCloppenburgLower SaxonyGermany
PBY-6A (PBY-5A tail)64064EC-FMCRJohn SterlingOcañaProvince of ToledoSpain
PBY-6A64072N7057CAAmerican Airpower Museum[16]FarmingdaleNew YorkUnited States
PBY-6A64092N324FARCommemorative Air Force (CAF)SuperiorWisconsinUnited States
PBY-6A64097N7179YRCommemorative Air Force (CAF)SuperiorWisconsinUnited States
PBY-6A64107N9825ZRFrederick C Peterson (walk-through on YouTube)Moses LakeWashingtonUnited States
OA-10A44-33954N57875RAlaska Aviation Heritage MuseumAnchorageAlaskaUnited States
OA-10A44-33972N483CVRFlying Cat AviationSanfordMaineUnited States
OA-10A44-34009405 (FACh)DMuseo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio de Chile[17]SantiagoSantiago ProvinceChile
OA-10A44-34037N2763ARC F Nichols, Yanks Air Museum[18]ChinoCaliforniaUnited States
OA-10A44-34081VH-SBVDAir Force Museum of New Zealand (Wigram Aerodrome)ChristchurchCanterburyNew Zealandex-Cathay Pacific VR-HDH and built for USAAF as Canadian-Vickers OA-10A Canso
OA-10A44-34085CC-CDTAIbero Chilena de AviaciónSantiagoSantiago ProvinceChile
OA-10A44-34094E1497 (RCAF)DThe Town of BotwoodBotwoodNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
28-5AMC/Canso A9742N68740DPima Air & Space Museum[19]TucsonArizonaUnited States
28-5AMC/Canso A9746N5PYRRon RubleAuroraOregonUnited StatesBird Innovator, civilian experimental with 4 engines.
28-5AMC/Canso A9750N206MRBlack Cat AviationGreybullWyomingUnited States
Canso A97526527 (FAB)DMuseu Aeroespacial (Afonsos Air Force Base)[20]Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroBrazil
Canso A9767N9767ASoaring by the Sea, LLCEugeneOregonUnited StatesOriginally RCAF; "Princess of the Stars"
Canso A981047001 (SwAF)DSwedish Air Force Museum (Malmen Airbase)LinköpingÖstergötland CountySweden
Canso A9815C-FNJBREvergreen Aviation & Space MuseumMcMinnvilleOregonUnited States
Canso A9830C-FPQKDFondation Aerovision Quebec/Quebec Air & Space Museum[21]Saint-HubertQuebecCanada
Canso A9837C-FCRPDNorth Atlantic Aviation MuseumGanderNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
Canso A9838N4934HDHistoric Aviation Memorial MuseumTylerTexasUnited States
Canso A11005433915 (USAAF)ACatalina Aircraft Ltd (Duxford Aerodrome)[22]DuxfordCambridgeshireUnited KingdomG-PBYA
Canso A11024C-FUAWAPacific Flying Boats[21]North SaanichBritish ColumbiaCanada
Canso A1104231-P-5 (USN)AAthenian Airlift ServicesAthensAtticaGreece5B-PBY
Canso A11047N413PBAHans LauridsenGlendaleArizonaUnited States
Canso A11054NZ4017 (RNZAF)AThe New Zealand Catalina Preservation SocietyAucklandAuckland RegionNew ZealandZK-PBY
Canso A11060A24-104 (RAAF)DRAAF Museum (RAAF Williams)MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
Canso A11074N222FTAWilson C EdwardsBig SpringTexasUnited States
Canso A110849754 (RCAF)ACanadian Warplane Heritage Museum (John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport)[21]HamiltonOntarioCanadaC-FPQL
Canso A1108711087 (RCAF)DCanada Aviation and Space Museum (Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport)[23]OttawaOntarioCanada
Canso A11088C-FPQMAExploits Valley Air Services[21]GanderNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
Canso A11089N427CVAGreatest Generation Naval Museum (Gillespie Field)El CajonCaliforniaUnited States
Canso A11091C-FNJCDGovernment of Newfoundland and LabradorGoose BayNewfoundland and LabradorCanada
Canso A11093CF-NJLSDavid Dorosh[21] / Gananoque Airport[24]GananoqueOntarioCanada
Canso A11094C-FNJEAFairview Aircraft Restoration Society (FARS)[21][25][26]FairviewAlbertaCanada
Catalina IFP216 (RAF)(none)DNational Naval Aviation Museum (NAS Pensacola)[27]PensacolaFloridaUnited StatesFuselage only with port side skin removed.
PBY-55360253602 (FAE)DMuseo Aeronáutico de la Fuerza Aérea (Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport)QuitoPichincha ProvinceEcuador
PBY-5unknownA24-30 (RAAF)DCatalina Memorial Park (Lake Boga Flying Boat Base)Lake BogaVictoriaAustralia

Notes
  1. "A P-Boat Comes Home: The Journey of Consolidated PBY-5A Bu. No. 2459 Begins". May 29, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. Ogden, Bob (2007). Aviation Museums and Collections of North America. UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 978-0-85130-385-7.
  3. Legg, David (2002). Consolidated PBY Catalina: The Peacetime Record. UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-276-1.
  4. "Welcome – National Naval Aviation Museum". National Naval Aviation Museum.
  5. "Tillamook Air Museum". Tillamook Air Museum.
  6. "Consolidated OA-10 Catalina". National Museum of the United States Air Force™.
  7. "Aircraft – Catalina". Aviation Heritage Museum of WA. Western Australia: RAAF Association of WA. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  8. CASA Australian Civil Aircraft Register
  9. "Catalina Flying Memorial". www.catalinaflying.org.au.
  10. Felix flies home Retrieved: 27 February 2018.
  11. https://nederlandstransportmuseum.nl/iconische-catalina-vliegboot-wordt-gerestaureerd-in-ntm
  12. "Rathmines Catalina Association – Home". rathmines-catalina.com.
  13. "Home – Palm Springs Air Museum". Palm Springs Air Museum.
  14. "Cosford – RAF Museum". rafmuseum.org.uk.
  15. "Danmarks Tekniske Museum – Helsingor – Denmark". www.aviationmuseum.eu.
  16. "American Airpower Museum". American Airpower Museum.
  17. "Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio". museoaeronautico.cl.
  18. "Yanks Air Museum". Archived from the original on September 16, 2008.
  19. "Pima Adds a Catalina… and a Privateer!". August 23, 2015.
  20. "MUSEU AEROESPACIAL". aer.mil.br.
  21. "CCARCS-RIACC – Quick Search Result". wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  22. "World Catalina News – Latest online edition for PBY Catalinas".
  23. "Canada Aviation and Space Museum". technomuses.ca.
  24. "Aerial Visuals – Airframe Dossier – Consolidated-Canadian Vickers Canso A, s/n 11093 RCAF, c/n CV-435, c/r CF-NJL". aerialvisuals.ca.
  25. "SAVE THE CANSO webpage". savethecanso.com. Retrieved: 12 April 2016.
  26. The Canso project. cbc.ca. Retrieved: 13 August 2010.
  27. "PBY Catalina International Association".

References
  • Andrade, John. "US Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Leicestershire UK: Midland Counties Publications. 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
  • Legg, David. "Consolidated PBY Catalina: The Peacetime Record". Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55750-245-5.
  • Ogden, Bob. "Aviation Museums and Collections of North America". UK. Air-Britain. 2007. ISBN 0-85130-385-4
  • Petit, Jean-Jacques. Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina en France. 2013 – 56 p ISBN 978-2-9528167-5-5
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