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25-Sep-2021 DENNIS HOYNE

Airplane PBY-6A

For the October PAD challenge letters of the alphabet.
A is for airplane. This PBY is one of two owned by the
Commemorative Air Force, in Superior Wisconsin undergoing
restoration. Produced from 1936 to 1945 a total of 3,308
were built. The PBY-6A shown here was the last model built.

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Dan Greenberg13-Oct-2021 23:37
Great shot of this soon to be restored PBY. What a fun thing to find. ~BV~
Fong Lam02-Oct-2021 03:48
Great shot of this fascinating seaplane and it'll surely look more handsome after full restoration....V
carol j. phipps02-Oct-2021 01:21
Impressive plane. V
larose forest photos01-Oct-2021 21:23
Wow, this is one impressive looking airplane! Excellent shot of it. V
Chris01-Oct-2021 20:23
So good to know these machines are being lovingly restored.
Nick Paoni01-Oct-2021 20:06
Nice shot of this piece of history.
laine01-Oct-2021 19:53
It looks sturdy which is why it's anchored there on the tarmac...great photo, Dennis. V
Apostolos Tikopoulos01-Oct-2021 19:17
So beautiful image of this old Catalina. V
fotabug01-Oct-2021 18:01
Wonderful to see a restoration going on. Are they going to make it flight worthy?
Helen Betts01-Oct-2021 17:11
Fine capture of this old aircraft. They have certainly come a long way in the intervening years!
joseantonio01-Oct-2021 16:56
nice composition and capture with those colors.V.
globalgadabout01-Oct-2021 16:27
an excellent capture....it appears to be amphibious, and it's size and shape remind of firefighting water bombers..