Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina 'JV928' (N423RS) took off for the first time in seven years on December 8, in preparation for export to the US. John Dodd was at the controls of the amphibian as it made its way from its old base at Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, to North Weald, Essex, where it will be made ready for its long trip across the Atlantic.rnOriginally flown by US Navy VP-73 based at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, in 1944, the 'Cat' later flew rescue missions from San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was struck off military chargernin 1956 and flew for many years in Canada on geophysical survey work.
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