Post by planecrazy on Jul 2, 2024 14:56:18 GMT 12
Some old footage of mine, was invited to view these resto's, pretty sure it was in the 90's.
The Cat was an ex civil Canadian job restored as A24-104 the real '104' was used in Jet assisted take off (JATO) trials.
JATO was used when '104' flew a mission down to Macquarie island rescue and injured worker. Due to weather she
then flew back to Wigram New Zealand. Found Dave's previous post on this mission.
rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/29848/raaf-catalina-wigram
The Boson/Havoc, a few of these where recovered by the RAAF from New Guinea, the US one is still at Amberley waiting
for a building to house her and she will to go back to New Guinea. The RAAF job can be viewed at The Point Cook museum
in Victoria, Australia.