[smartd]

1. Coastal Command with dingy base 210 Sqn

2. Pembroke Dock 209 Sqn

Don't really want to buy both but each has its own merit. Which to choose?

[Shawn 507]

Get the Black Cat!!

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by Shawn 507

Get the Black Cat!!

Agreed!

[mustangdriver]

Oh yeah, Black Cat!

[STARMAN 352ND]

Well the best of the best is the Black Cat PBY .....But if you had to chose between the two you listed i would say
Coastal Command with dingy base 210 Sqn.
JP

[smartd]

The Black Cat has some appeal but is it right?
The posting below was found:

The models they used for the pre-production shots is clearly a 5A, but the description "VP-34, LT. PFLEEGER, AIR FLEET WING 17, NEW GUINEA, 1944" definitely refers to a 5. Lt. Pfleeder's aircraft, registered 69 (BuNo. 08363), belonging to VP-34 (or VPB-34) in Fleet Air Wing 17, was involved in a semi-famous rescue of a B-24 crew that had ditched on its return from a raid on Truk. See profile; See also the third picture on this page (from Robert Hayes' book "Bless 'Em All"). As near I can tell, VP-34 was never equipped with the 5A.

[djjeffhall]

The Black Cat is really stunning. I've got a couple of Catalina and the only one that has never been rotated off the shelf is teh Black Cat.

[hworth18]

My vote is for the Black Cat also...

[Old Crow]

Agreed on the Black Cat. However, the USAF Rescue version is pretty cool with the bright colors and Burbank's House of Hobbies has it on sale now for half off.

[Cruver Collecter]

I like the British Catalinas and picked up the Pembroke Dock 209 Sqn version. Sharp looking plane with nice looking paint scheme.