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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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Great photos, thanks for sharing 
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Many thanks to Gary (Hawki of this Parish) for arranging this great day out. I can't improve on the excellent pictures above so will just add the Duxford Consolidated PBY5A Catalina was one of the more numerous builds of this version for the RAF during WW2. Call sign appropriately G-PBYA
Engines were a pair of P&W R-1830-92 twin wasp (two rows of 7 radial cylinders) developing 1200hp each.
Fuel load was a total of near 1500 imp gallons giving up to 30 hours in the air.
Our membership of the Catalina Society gave us entry to other static exhibits, restoration hangars, the IWM US aircraft and tank museum a short walk away. It's valid throughout the year so we plan to be back as there's so much to see.
Richard
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Great visit to IWM Duxford. Fabulous late January weather for a drive there. Thanks again Gary. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2025/01/29/IMG_0050.md.jpeg)
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AlwaysTurn the volume up. & the film is well worth a watch, even if some flying bits are not realistic.
Last edited by IcePack; 29/01/25 11:26 PM.
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^^^ Great zoom pan technique used by Spielberg in the opening shot of a PBY converted for water bombing.
Richard
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Were there any comments about some of the aircraft in hangars having to move outside to make space for "newer" generations of aeroplanes?
It's merely a rumour as far as I'm concerned, but a fellow Land Rover owner and photographer I usually meet when shopping on a Saturday morning, mentioned to me this morning that a change in senior management is making some owning groups move their planes outside, or to alternative sites?
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ISTR that they are reconfiguring one of the hangars as a Cold War exhibition, maybe that’s behind moving some aircraft?
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Makes more sense than the tale I was given this morning. Thanks Tim!
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