[REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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[REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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Anyone an idea about the ID of Catalina VP-PBS (code 'P') which visited the Valkenburg open day of 1997? It is in my log and it is in the Scramble Air Show Report, but other than that I can't find anything on the Internet.

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Re: [REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5902712

https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/h ... bps-cut-up
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Re: [REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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I've got it as as G-BLSC c/n 1997 with owner Plane Sailing.

It was marked with codes: 9754 / P / S. Orsola Asti
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streak wrote:I've got it as as G-BLSC c/n 1997 with owner Plane Sailing.

It was marked with codes: 9754 / P / S. Orsola Asti
At the airshow it was allready VP-BPS
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Re: [REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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The days when we were young (and adventurous?) and oldies still serving.
Maybe this nice illustrated background (hi)story might be of help:
http://www.michaelprophet.com/News_arti ... ravel.html

Good luck Steef
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Re: [REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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Aaaaah okeeeee, VP-BPS even rings a bell all of a sudden. The coincidence was that I made the same error in my personal log as Scramble did in its Valkenburg showreport, typing VP-PBS instead of VP-BPS. That clarifies a lot, thanks all!

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Re: [REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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This aircraft was seen at Soesterberg as well in the first week of may 1995, during 50 years of liberation memorial flights. Also white RAF plus roundels and 9754 P as well. It was reported as VR-BPS iso VP-BPS
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Re: [REQ] VP-PBS Catalina Valkenburg 12SEP1997

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GerritsFinest wrote:This aircraft was seen at Soesterberg as well in the first week of may 1995, during 50 years of liberation memorial flights. Also white RAF plus roundels and 9754 P as well. It was reported as VR-BPS iso VP-BPS
Correct, VR-BPS was its reg for a shote while before VP-BPS.

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