Aircraft Photo of N41881 | Sikorsky VS-44A | Catalina Air Lines - CAL | AirHistory.net #141322
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N41881
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-44
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky VS-44/PBS/JR2S
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky VS-44A
C/n (msn):4402
Operator Titles:Catalina Air Lines - CAL
Location
City / Seaplane Base:Long Beach - Catalina Air Terminal Seaplane (closed)Map
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:1963 to 1967
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 141322
Photo Comment

The last Sikorsky VS-44, Excambian, now preserved in the New England Air Museum (Windsor Locks, CT), flew short tourist hops from Long Beach, California, to Santa Catalina Island during the 1960s. A quay in Long Beach Harbor was used. The former Municipal Auditorium is in the background on the left. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum

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