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Originally posted by herkman
I am sorry to disappoint you, but I was only 12 years old when I saw the Dutch PBY5A's at Bristol.
My father was an inspector with Bristol, and that is how we got in.
The aircraft looked jhust like new when they left.
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Col, it must have made a hell of an impression on you. Pity to learn those as-new Catalinas were scrapped within three years when the Dutch pulled out of the East Indies.
H.