Heliopause Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 (edited) Hello all, Today I was able to take a flight in the Catalina PH-PBY from Lelystad airport. A great but somewhat deafening experience This particular Cat was build in 1941 and has quite a warrecord, destroying three U-boots and damaging a fourth! Here some pics and a clip that I made. https://vimeo.com/106056861 Edited September 13, 2014 by Heliopause 2
71st_AH_Hooves Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Truly awesome man!! TY for the pics!
Gort Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Kewl, How fast did that beast cruise? 80-90 knots? Would be the ultimate recreation vehicle, with a galley, bunks and refrigerator full of Bavarian Beer...
sallee Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 That looks fantastic. Lucky you! Kewl, How fast did that beast cruise? 80-90 knots? Would be the ultimate recreation vehicle, with a galley, bunks and refrigerator full of Bavarian Beer... You'd even have time to sober up before you landed.
LLv34_Flanker Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 S! Awesome I remember as a kid watching Jacques Cousteau TV-series where he flew around in his white Catalina and the boat was an old Royal Navy mine sweeper.
Heliopause Posted September 14, 2014 Author Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Kewl, How fast did that beast cruise? 80-90 knots? It flew just under 200 Km/h (landing speed being 130 if I recall correctly). We made two splash and go's and total flight time was little over 90 mins. Man those two radials make a nice sound The former military airfield of Soesterberg. Worked there 10 years ago. The black square building is the new military museum due to open next month! Edited September 14, 2014 by Heliopause 1
Heliopause Posted October 7, 2014 Author Posted October 7, 2014 Leleystad has an aviation museum called aviodrome. http://www.aviodrome.nl/ It houses al kinds of planes, not just WWII.
Heliopause Posted October 7, 2014 Author Posted October 7, 2014 These look familiar? http://www.wo2actueel.nl/artikel/1426/fotoverslag-aviodrome.htm
Uufflakke Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 @Heliopause: I see Marken which means you also flew over Volendam. Wasn't it possible to drop some bombs on it? Saves us Dutchmen from terrible music. You guys could have been heroes for the rest of the nation.
Heliopause Posted October 7, 2014 Author Posted October 7, 2014 @Heliopause: I see Marken which means you also flew over Volendam. Wasn't it possible to drop some bombs on it? Saves us Dutchmen from terrible music. You guys could have been heroes for the rest of the nation LOL! Next time some depth charges perhaps?
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