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PBY5 Catalina

Type  MLD     Sq.Code   TOC       SOC       Fate   
      serial

mk.II   Y-45     A     23.09.41      1946   b/u in Australia
mk.II   Y-49     B     12.10.41      1944   b/u in Ceylon
mk.II   Y-55     C     03.11.41      1944   b/u in Ceylon
mk.II   Y-56     D     03.11.41     02.45   b/u in Ceylon
mk.II   Y-57     E     03.11.41      1946   b/u Morokrembangan
mk.II   Y-62     F     15.11.41  18.10.45   w/o after accident
                                            at Biak
mk.II   Y-64     G     15.11.41      1945   b/u in Ceylon
mk.II   Y-69     H        12.41      1947   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-69
mk.II   Y-71     I        01.42  08.11.42   Em. Landing at
                                            Lake Bangalore, w/o

mk.III  Y-74     J     02.09.42      1946   b/u Morokrembangan
mk.III  Y-75     K     10.09.42  14.02.52   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-75, b/u Biak
mk.III  Y-76     L     09.09.42  28.01.52   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-76, b/u Biak
mk.III  Y-77     M     13.09.42  11.01.52   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-77, b/u Biak
mk.III  Y-78     N     16.09.42  09.12.43   Em.Landing Gulf of
                                            Bengal and sunk
mk.III  Y-79     O     13.09.42  12.08.57   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-70, later P-217
                                            monument at Biak
mk.III  Y-80     P     22.09.42      1945   b/u in India
mk.III  Y-81     ??    23.09.42     11.42   Destroyed in hangar
                                            in Italian Somalia
mk.III  Y-82     Q     26.09.42  28.12.50   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-82, lost in
                                            accident nr. Seroei
mk.III  Y-83     R     27.09.42      1957   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-83, P218
                                            b/u at Biak
mk.III  Y-84     S     30.09.42  25.08.43   destroyed after
                                            em.landing nr.
                                            Cape Agulhas
mk.III  Y-85     T     20.11.42  30.10.54   to MLD-East Indies
                                            as P-85, P219
                                            on fire in fuel drain
                                            and destroyed by fire

mk.V    Y-86     U     14.06.43  08.01.49   ex USN, to MLD-EI
                                            as P-86, b/u at Biak
mk.V    Y-87     V     14.06.43  13.10.46   ex USN, to MLD-EI
                                            as P-87,
                                            crashed nr. Woendi

mk.V    Y-88     W     09.05.44  04.02.45   ex RAF JX315 & Ret'd
mk.V    Y-89     X     14.05.44  04.02.45   ex RAF JX313 & Ret'd
mk.V    Y-90     Y     16.05.44  04.02.45   ex RAF JX294 & Ret'd
mk.V    Y-91     Z     07.07.44  04.02.45   ex RAF JX272 & Ret'd
mk.V    Y-92     B     01.08.44  04.02.45   ex RAF, ??? & Ret'd
mk.V    Y-93     N     01.08.44  04.02.45   ex RAF JX205 & Ret'd

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Details on PBY5 Catalina supplied by mr Prudent Staal