• Aircraft:

  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

• Reg: N5593V photos
• Serial #:

  1759

• Airline: Private
• Photo Date: Apr 16, 2019
• Uploaded: May 06, 2019
• Other Location - Ras Ash Shaykh Humayd, Saudi Arabia

In 1959 the owner departed on an around-the-world tour. On March 22, 1960, the Catalina landed in the water near the Ras Alsheikh Hamid, Saudia Arabia, opposite of Sharm-el-Sheikh. In the afternoon of the following day they were attacked by Bedouins attached to the Saudi Arabian army who fired machine guns and automatic firearms from a headland nearby. The airplane sustained some 300 bullet holes. Source: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19600323-0

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My local friend explained me the plane used to be in one piece but it got torn apart by the weather and people who dismantled it to take souvenirs

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In 1959 the owner departed on an around-the-world tour

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My local friend explained me the plane used to be in one piece but it got torn apart by the weather and people who dismantled it to take souvenirs

AirlinerSpotter N5593V

3,770 13 1 Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

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