This vintage Catalina was owned by Wilson Edwards since 2000, but in 2019 it was sold to another owner. In early August 2020 it was one of two Catalinas and several other warbirds that were shipped from NAS North Island to Hawaii aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) for the 75th VJ-Day celebrations there, marking the end of WWII for the USA. It is seen here taking off from the waters of Pearl Harbor in preparation for those celebrations. Photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki / DVIDS

At the time, the PBY was leased by Universal Aircraft Leasing probably to Flying Fireman of Victoria, BC. Photo taken at the BC Forest Service Air Tanker Base in Smithers

Sold in the USA and departed France on delivery on 14 Jun 2019.

Sold in the USA and departed France on delivery on 14 Jun 2019.

To the USA as N423RS in Jun 86.

One of the engines had been worked on all day, but finally made the departure to the Glasgow Prestwick airshow.

Built by Canadian-Vickers. Ex RCAF 9815, CF-NJB, F-ZBAR, CF-NJB, F-ZBBC, CF-NJB. Registration cancelled 17 February 2004. Now with the rear blisters removed. Later preserved at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. McMinnville, Oregon.

RI-006 (presumably ex PI-C274) was captured by Dutch forces not long after delivery to the fledgling AURI from the Philippines. It made its way to Surabaya where the Dutch Navy assessed its condition as too poor to retain. Broken up. Hugo van de Garde Collection photo. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

The aircraft crashed at Southampton Water in 1998.

Delivered to the US Navy as Bu48412. To N10024, N96R, YV-P-EPX in 1959, YV-P-EPZ in 1961, YV-O-CFO-4, YV-56CP, YV-585CP, YV-485C and N7238Z. To Australia for preservation in 2013.

Often incorrectly quoted as c/n CV-523 ex 44-34012, but that aircraft was w/o in the Philppines on 5 Jun 1945 when damaged on a rescue mission and abandoned. HK-2115P was officially registered in Jun 1978 as serial number "34012" (its former US Navy ID), which makes it c/n 1566. This was registered as CF-IEE in Jul 1955 and damaged in an accident in 1970. The fuselage was apparently transported to Colombia and used in the rebuild of HK-2115P. It was inspected in 2008 and found to have an Aero Corporation plate with serial 34012. In 2017 it was bought by a German and temporarily stored in Molbergen, Germany since Jan 2018. In 2019 it was transported to Meidl, Fertoszentmiklós, Hungary to be restored by Rare Bird Aviation.

Ex Canadian Air Force 11054 and CF-JCV this aircraft was first registered in New Zealand as ZK-PBY on 23rd March 1995.

This is how the Dutch PBY Catalina looked in the late 90s. Tail code Y-74

Ex US Navy PBY-5A preserved airworthy in early WW2 markings. Ex 48375, N4937V, ZP-CBA.

Ex US Navy PBY-5A Bu48287. Later moved to New Smyrna Beach FL for restoration.