Interesting report! It specifically mentions "
a Catalina PBY-5A which had been converted to a model TC-785". That is not a correct model number, but a reference to the TCDS which is the exact same one I looked up yesterday. The later mention of a Max permissible landing weight of 28,000 lbs is another clue that this Cat had been converted to the configuration mentioned in the first quote in my previous post "
in accordance with CVAC Drawing No. 28B15001 B and pertinent detail drawings". (You can find this TCDS here by looking up the TC 785 number:
https://drs.faa.gov/browse/TCDSMODEL/doctypeDetails).
The accident itself is very reminiscent of what happened to the Super Cat in Southampton in 1998:
https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/323941 and
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/28-5...s-27-july-1998
That particular Super Cat (R-2600 engines, larger rudder and such) also had a full clipper bow judging from the photos. The first photo
megan posted also shows a Super Cat conversion but without that high bow shape. I get the impression that a Cat front end on which the bomber's window, or the shape thereof (see photo below), is still present would be a regular faired bow, while the full clipper bow as mentioned in the report does away with that flat bit and has a higher nose shape above it. That's my interpretation though.
