<p>Leeuwarden Open Days, 11 June 2016.
</p><p>Cat taking off, gear retracting.
</p><p>PH-PBY is the oldest Catalina in the world that's still flying.
It was built in 1941 with construction number 300 and BuNo 2459. Operating from Iceland, it sunk three German U-boats!
</p><p>To read all about it: 
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.catalina-pby.nl/Fans%20of%20the%20Catalina/History%20PH%20PBY/Nine%20lives/">www.catalina-pby.nl/Fans%20of%20the%20Catalina/History%20...</a>
</p><p>It now has the colours of number 16-218 of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The real 218 was scrapped in 1957.
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This is the last photo I will post of this event, promised! ;)
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/109661044@N07">Rob Schleiffert</a> from Holland
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