She has taken up residence at Bankstown Airport, Sydney and has been granted 6 months complimentary parking by the airport owners. However, access to a hangar at this stage is out of the question.
The next phase is to remove the water tank and install passenger seats and then it is hoped to be issued with a Limited Category COA that will permit the carriage of fare paying passengers. Salt water operations are envisaged. A team of about 20 volunteers has indicated their availability and once the necessary funds are raised and basic facilities in place, work is expected to start.
It will be one of two flying Cats in Australia. Both aircraft made an important contribution to the air fire bombing history of Europe, yet here they are, now in Oz. The wonder is, “Why would Europe let them go?”
BANKSTOWN
