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AussieMan
September 9th, 2009, 20:06
Read this story on another forum http://www.artificialowl.net/2009/07/abandoned-catalina-seaplane-50-years.html (http://www.artificialowl.net/2009/07/abandoned-catalina-seaplane-50-years.html)

I then went looking in Google Earth and found this at these coordinates:

28°05'27.02"N 34°36'30.93"E

Cheers
Pat
Snuffy
September 10th, 2009, 03:16
Pretty cool! Thanks for sharing! :ernae:
txnetcop
September 10th, 2009, 03:34
Great story thanks
Ted
brad kaste
September 10th, 2009, 07:07
....Makes one wonder if the Catalina is still located along the shore line or someone has salvaged it by now,.......good story.
OBIO
September 10th, 2009, 07:49
Google Earth still shows the aircraft basking under the Arabian sun, watching the tide roll in.

OBIO
JO_Wingnut
September 10th, 2009, 11:40
You can enter that coordinates in regular Google and it is there as well.
thedude247
September 10th, 2009, 14:18
Hard to believe that shes been sitting there for 50 years, great find. Now all we have to do is hope someone will restore her.:applause:
TARPSBird
September 10th, 2009, 15:15
Hard to believe that shes been sitting there for 50 years, great find. Now all we have to do is hope someone will restore her.:applause:
It could happen. Planes in far worse shape have been restored all the way to flying condition.