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Old 10-16-2008, 07:11 AM   #1
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Gday all (yeah another aussie). I found this site seraching for catalina tech drawings &flight manual etc. If you can help me out that would be good and I will keep searching here
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:24 AM   #2
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Egad ! Another digger !!!! Welcome to the forum, Mate. Hope you find what
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:47 AM   #3
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LOL thanks Charles, got some good stuff already. We have a training room at work called " The Catalina Room" for junior techo's and want some tech drawings to place around the room for historical reasons etc. Thanks to the links already
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Old 10-16-2008, 08:01 AM   #4
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Welcome. If you have anything that you think we would enjoy hanging around your training room, scan it and share it.
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Old 10-16-2008, 08:18 AM   #5
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Welcome AC Jacko. Hmmm, Catalina. I have got to build one of those some day.
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Old 10-16-2008, 09:12 AM   #6
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Old 10-16-2008, 09:28 AM   #7
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Another Aussie! and likes Catalinas! Lucky will have a field day.
Cheers AC, welcome from England.
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Old 10-16-2008, 12:26 PM   #8
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H*LL YEAH...! How can you NOT love the Cat!? Alright mate? Welcome to the family buddy, kill a beer and enjoy the ride!
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Old 10-16-2008, 12:35 PM   #9
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:55 PM   #11
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G'day AC welcome to the forum, where ya from?
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:47 PM   #13
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IMO, the Catalina has the most "personality" of any ww2 aircraft (maybe tied with the P-26)
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Old 10-17-2008, 01:26 AM   #15
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