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of the joys of owning, operating and promoting my SEAWINGS
website is who I come into contact with around the world, and here is a
perfect example. It is no secret to those that know me that I consider
the PBY-6A Royal Danish Air Force Catalina 'L-866' on display in the
Imperial War Museum, RAF Cosford, England to be my favorite of all the
preserved examples, not the least for the cracking paint scheme it
carries, along with the 'lumps and bumps' of that particular specimen -
it is so attractive. Well, imagine my delight and surprise when one of
my correspondents, J-Christophe Polet (Thanks, J-C..!) put me in touch
with Per Soendergaard-Andersen
one of the original crew members of 'L-866' and he has given me
exclusive permission to show his original 'in-service' photographs of
'L-866' and 'L-861' from his personal album, for which I am extremely
grateful, especially the interior shots which are notoriously difficult
to obtain at the Museum. These were taken around the time of the last
operational mission of 'L-866' in July 1970. My grateful thanks goes to
Per and J-C to make this possible - many thanks.
(For detailed close-up images of 'L-866' today, please go to the Walk-Round section) |
