| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC777 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Consolidated 28 Catalina |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Consolidated PBY Catalina |
| Aircraft Version: | Consolidated 28-2 |
| C/n (msn): | C-1 |
| Aircraft Name: | Guba |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - La GuardiaMap |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLGA IATA: LGA Local: LGA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 25 June 1937 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 459906 |
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The first civilian Catalina, NC777 Guba (I), seen at North Beach, NY after flying non-stop from San Diego in 17 hours. The flying boat had been purchased by the American Museum of Natural History for use by naturalist Richard Archbold, but was sold to the USSR in August 1937 to participate in the search for URSS-N209 of Sigizmund Levanevsky. Archbold got another NC777 Guba, c/n C-3. Photo from: Life This photo was added on 13 May 2022, and has since been viewed 203 times. |