Catalina stranded Loch Ness 18 Oct 2020
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That documentary looks interesting DaveReidUK , however - rather annoyingly - I can't see it.
Despite my understanding that the BBC was a public broadcaster, that it was interested in promoting the UK, and me being in a Commonwealth country, I've just discovered the Beeb chooses to block any IP addresses not registered as being physically in the UK....
Grumble grumble, I only hope the links/content from here, that I posted on another thread, don't prove to be so unfriendly.
FWIW here's a link to 'our' Catalina: NZ Catalina Preservation Society
Another link detailing what, unfortunately, happened to the first one: https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=19940115-1 - not as lucky as yours!
UPDATE: As of mid-2023 both the original website and video I linked no longer resolve properly.
Here's an new link for the society: https://www.nzcatalina.org/ which shows that the aircraft is now for sale, and I have changed the original 'tube link to another that describes what happened to N5404J on its journey from the US to NZ.
Despite my understanding that the BBC was a public broadcaster, that it was interested in promoting the UK, and me being in a Commonwealth country, I've just discovered the Beeb chooses to block any IP addresses not registered as being physically in the UK....
Grumble grumble, I only hope the links/content from here, that I posted on another thread, don't prove to be so unfriendly.
FWIW here's a link to 'our' Catalina: NZ Catalina Preservation Society
Another link detailing what, unfortunately, happened to the first one: https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=19940115-1 - not as lucky as yours!
UPDATE: As of mid-2023 both the original website and video I linked no longer resolve properly.
Here's an new link for the society: https://www.nzcatalina.org/ which shows that the aircraft is now for sale, and I have changed the original 'tube link to another that describes what happened to N5404J on its journey from the US to NZ.
Last edited by First_Principal; 28th Jun 2023 at 23:18. Reason: Update links as needed
