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Post by Antonio on May 5, 2022 21:47:04 GMT 12
KN-A was NZ4046 But a photo on the AFMoNZ site seems to show NZ4042 as KN-A (check out the port wing)  Museum photo 
So are my eyes (and sanity) shot or does that look like NZ4042? |
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Post by planewriting on May 5, 2022 22:27:45 GMT 12
I may have the answer. Looking at www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzcatalina.htm NZ4046 KN-A sank off Suva on 8 October 1952. NZ4042 joined No 6 Flying Boat Squadron on 25 June 1953 and judging by the markings in the above photographs, it became KN-A whereas on its arrival in Fiji in 1944 it was PA-N. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 5, 2022 22:29:19 GMT 12
It does look like NZ4042.
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Post by tbf2504 on May 6, 2022 8:48:29 GMT 12
I think Peter is correct. As with the sunderlands, last letter assignments did change on airframes depending on rotation from time to time. Fortunately for us historians not that often!
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Post by Antonio on May 6, 2022 14:55:35 GMT 12
I may have the answer. Looking at www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzcatalina.htm NZ4046 KN-A sank off Suva on 8 October 1952. NZ4042 joined No 6 Flying Boat Squadron on 25 June 1953 and judging by the markings in the above photographs, it became KN-A whereas on its arrival in Fiji in 1944 it was PA-N. Ahhh. Thank you so much. Makes sense. |
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