RAAF Black Cats
Hi Chuck,
Those of us left behind in Sydney to keep the wheels in motion with the rest of the fleet ( Super Connie, Dakotas and Neptunes ), are looking most forward to the day next month when the PBY-6A arrives at Bankstown ( the major GA airport in Sydney ).
When the complete restoration and new paintscheme is accomplished, back here in Australia, the former CC-CCS will represent and pay tribute to the RAAF Black Cats, and the Qantas Indian Ocean Cats ( famous for their epic 28 hour plus, non-stop flights from Perth, Western Australia, to Koggala Lake, Ceylon
from July 1943 to July 1945 ). These were known as the Double Sunrise flights.
I am currently compiling an article for the Qantas News on this very subject.
I know the fellas are looking forward to getting those R-1830s turning.
All the very best.
Tracey
H.A.R.S.
Sydney, Australia