Aircraft History
Built in Canada by Canadian Vickers as OA-10A Catalina with Canadian Constructor Number CV592. Delivered to USAAF as 44-34081. Later to Royal Canadian Air Force.

Postwar, served with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Hong Kong during November 1946 (Registered as VR-HDH). Next with Macau Air Transport. Then, Trans Australian Airlines, July 6, 1962-1966 (Registered as VH-SBV during 1963).  Its last flight was from Port Moresby on January 5, 1966. 

This aircraft, minus its engines remained in Port Moresby, near Jackson Airport. Stored outdoors, it was used for fire fighting training, along with the nose section of C-47A "Hell's Bells" 42-23959.

Recovery & Display
Dismantled and shipped to Auckland in September 1975, and displayed at MOTAT from 1976 - 1986. Then moved to the RNZAF Museum from 1987 to present, where it is under static restoration.

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Last Updated
October 6, 2009