PBY “STRAWBERRY 5” WAS THE PLANE THAT FOUND THE JAPANESE CARRIERS AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY WHICH BECAME THE TURNING POINT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WWII. BEAUTIFULLY DONE
The story of PBY-5A CATALINA (Strawberry 5) discovery and restoration for the US Navy museum in San Diego . It was the only remaining intact PBY 5 Catalina remaining in the World, and it was discovered in South Africa .
I used to play on one of these as a child in New Orleans. It was donated by the Consolidated Aircraft plant there to Delgado Trades School. At that time Delgado had an airframe and powerplant instruction program going. Years later I was present at Lake Front Airport to observe Jacques Cousteau PBY take off. It had just finished maintenance at Pan Air and was in beautiful condition.