Re: RAF loss on Madagascar September the 8th and december the 18th, 1942
 

Hello
thanks for answer.
Pamanzi was a airfield too. It was a two crossing grass runway. If I remenber, the Catalina was a seaplane with two wheels, isn't it?
Regards
Franck

Re: RAF loss on Madagascar September the 8th and december the 18th, 1942
 

Hi all,
Just a small point:
F/L J R Wyllie (a Kiwi) was RAF not RNZAF

Cheers
Tony

Re: RAF loss on Madagascar September the 8th and december the 18th, 1942
 

Careful Ragnar, many, if not all, Catalinas had tricycle undercarriages and were Amphibians. If you look on the website for the Duxford Museum I think there is one there on its wheels.And there are many illustrations on Google Images
Regards
Dick

Re: RAF loss on Madagascar September the 8th and december the 18th, 1942
 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...4/K_001102.jpg

Only the PBY-5A and equivalent models had the inbuilt undercarriage.
Earlier models did not.
The picture above is from Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBY_Catalina
and shows a 205 Sqn Mk.I undergoing servicing at Singapore (with a Short Singapore in the background)

Re: RAF loss on Madagascar September the 8th and december the 18th, 1942
 

First comment:

VA713 was a Consolidated built pure flying boat, originally ordered for the RCAF as 9713, but diverted to the RAF in a complicated swap.

Second comment:

I wouldn't ever try to correct Ragnar about anything to do with Cats/Cansos ;).

Re: RAF loss on Madagascar September the 8th and december the 18th, 1942
 

Hi all
Many thanks for your informations. Does one of you know about existance of photography of these planes taken in Madagascar or Comores?
Thank you in advance
Friendly
Franck