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LOT 31 IS A VERY NICE MONOGRAM 1/48 SCALE PBY-5A CATALINA SEA PLANE IN IT'S SEALED BOX. THIS MODEL KIT WAS RELEASED IN 2002. INCLUDED IS A 36 X 60 INCH AMERICAN FLAG! IT IS KIT NUMBER 85-5613 WHICH SHOWS THE CATALINA AFTER THE RED AND WHITE STRIPES WERE REMOVED FROM THE TAIL. THIS MODEL PORTRAYS THE "SNAFU SNATCHERS" THAT WAS USED IN WW2. FROM THERE IT WENT TO A PRIVATE OWNER, THEN TO THE BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE. IN 1983 IT WAS ACQUIRED BY MARC (MILITARY AIRCRAFT RESTORATION CORP), AND RETURNED TO THE USA. NOW IT IS DISPLAYED AT THE USAF MUSEUM IN DAYTON OHIO. ALSO INCLUDED IS A SQUADRON/SIGNAL PUBLICATION FEATURING THE PBY-5A CATALINA. GREAT PUBLICATION WITH LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANE.
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