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Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
Sten Boye Poulsen form Denmark sent me the link - lots of KNIL stuff there, and great to see the Indonesians are taking good care of it. Look at this Cat!
Source: http://sus3041.web.infoseek.co.jp/outside/jjam/jjam.htm
Location: Museum Dirgantara Mandala Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Here's the ID of this Cat (
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PBY-5 Catalina Bureau Number 46539
Wartime History Unknown.
Restoration & Display
Acquired from American collector Gary Larkins in 1989. Bruce Fenstermaker arranged for its shipped to the Indonesian Air Force Museum in late 1989 as part of a a trade for export privileges for several Japanese aircraft at Babo.
Restored by the Indonesian Air Force Museum over five months, it is painted in Indonesian Air Force markings with PB 505 on the nose, representing a PBY used after the war for costal patrols.
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