PBY-5 Catalina RAAF A24-362 OX-V No 43 Squadron

Together with 22 other Catalinas departed Jinamoc Island on a mission to lay mines at Manila Bay. This was to prevent the Japanese leaving Manila Bay and interfering with Australian and US forces landing at San Jose on the island of Mindoro. All aircraft except A24-64 returned safely from the mission. 

Aircraft History
Built by Boeing-Canada. Constructors Number 61194. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as PB2B-2 Catalina bureau number 44288. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number JZ835.

Wartime History
Assigned to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as PB2B Catalina serial number A24-362. On June 1, 1945 assigned to No. 43 Squadron with code OX-V. Nicknamed "Felix". Piloted by Rees Hughes. This Catalina operated from Darwin and other locations in the Northern Territory of Australia.

French VFR's PBY-5A Catalina is available here: http://frenchvfr.free.fr/dwnld.php?lng=en&delay=5&pg=808&li=Creative_Commons
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