1943 PBY 5A Catalina “The Ghost of Dago Lake”
This has been on exhibit at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, it went down in 1947 flying as part of the 10th Rescue Squadron Stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base. The Pilot reported engine failures and it made an emergency landing at Dago Lake in the Alaskan Peninsula. The crew had no injuries, the plane had some minor hull damage. They tried to repair the engines, however they had issues transporting the engine to the lake, and it was lost in the lake. They also tried to ferry it back, but that also didn’t work, and ended up damaging some Noorduyn Norseman aircraft. The government finally sold the plane for a grand totally of $58.00 in 1948, most of the components were then sold for parts to Alaska Coastal Ellis Airlines. It then sat there until 1984 when it finally was returned to Anchorage, it was carried by a US Army CH-54 Skycrane helicopter. There have been discussion on repairing the restoring the PBY, but the price is very steep!!! It is estimated to cost $5,000,000, personally I like it just the way it is 
I love this plane, PBY’s did thousands of dangerous and risky mission during world war two, which resulted in many fine serviceman and planes. They are very respected very much so in Alaska, having served in the Aleutian war and rescue mission. I went to the museum the other day and decided I would post her. Here she is:
I love this plane, PBY’s did thousands of dangerous and risky mission during world war two, which resulted in many fine serviceman and planes. They are very respected very much so in Alaska, having served in the Aleutian war and rescue mission. I went to the museum the other day and decided I would post her. Here she is:
