Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 1, 2006 11:23:18 GMT 12
I have just got a copy of the March 1977 NZ Wings.
In it is an article and photos of a PBY-5A Catalina, N68740, visiting NZ at the time. It was on a world tour and flown by two electronics billionaires from the USA, Messers Otterson and Farinon.
It says the aircraft visited Queenstown, Christchurch and at the time of press was in Auckland.
Did anyone here see this aircraft when it visited? Have you any photos?
I always assumed ZK-PBY was the first to fly in NZ since the RNZAF retired their fleet in the 1950's. Shows I was wrong.
In it is an article and photos of a PBY-5A Catalina, N68740, visiting NZ at the time. It was on a world tour and flown by two electronics billionaires from the USA, Messers Otterson and Farinon.
It says the aircraft visited Queenstown, Christchurch and at the time of press was in Auckland.
Did anyone here see this aircraft when it visited? Have you any photos?
I always assumed ZK-PBY was the first to fly in NZ since the RNZAF retired their fleet in the 1950's. Shows I was wrong.
