Aircraft N9505C Photo

N9505C, 1956 Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, C/N: 34027/1411/1581
Two PBY5As, this one and N31235, were used as retardant and water bombers on a 72,500 acre wildfire in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the late summer of 1976. I was the assistant fire boss for the state on the fire and believe they came from Alaska
Photo Info
Photographer
Greg Lusk
Shot Date 1976-09-15
Upload Date 2022-03-28
Views 154
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Software Adobe Photoshop 22.3 (Windows)
Dimensions 3031 × 1927
Date Taken 2016-03-18 21:19:43
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