G-AGFL Consolidated PBy-5B Catalina

G-AGFL. Consolidated Vultee Model 28-5 PBY-5 Catalina 1B. c/n 122 / 808.

Operational Movements Record.

SERVICE NUMBER	DEPARTED	DATE	ARRIVED	DATE	NOTES
				03 Nov 42	Entered service with B.O.A.C.
5W134	Hythe	03 Nov 42	Foynes	03 Nov 42	Delayed at Foynes due rough seas and congestion at Lisbon
5W134	Foynes	08 Nov 42	Lisbon	08 Nov 42
5W134	Lisbon	08 Nov 42	Lisbon	08 Nov 42	Departed and returned due to security – U.S. landings in N.W. Africa taking place
5W134	Lisbon	10 Nov 42	Bathurst	10 Nov 42
5W134	Bathurst	12 Nov 42	Freetown	12 Nov 42
5W134	Freetown	13 Nov 42	Lagos	13 Nov 42
6W134	Lagos	16 Nov 42	Bathurst	16 Nov 42	Via Freetown
6W134	Bathurst	18 Nov 42	Lisbon	19 Nov 42
6W134	Lisbon	21 Nov 42	Foynes	21 Nov 42
6W134	Foynes	22 Nov 42	Poole	22 Nov 42
POS FLT	Poole	22 Nov 42	Hythe	22 Nov 42	Maintenance at Hythe
POS FLT	Hythe	28 Nov 42	Poole	28 Nov 42	Delayed at Hythe awaiting spare parts
5W139	Poole	29 Nov 42	Lagos	02 Dec 42	Same route as SW134
6W139	Lagos	07 Dec 42	Poole	12 Dec 42	Same route as 6W134. Delayed ex Lagos awaiting connecting flight. Weather delay 2 days at Lisbon en route.
POS FLT	Poole	14 Dec 42	Hythe	14 Dec 42	Maintenance at Hythe
POS FLT	Hythe	19 Dec 42	Poole	19 Dec 42
5W147	Poole	19 Dec 42	Lagos	25 Dec 42	Delayed 2 days at Foynes en route due bad weather
6W147	Lagos	28 Dec 42	Poole	02 Jan 43
POS FLT	Poole	02 Jan 43	Hythe	02 Jan 43	Maintenance at Hythe
POS FLT	Hythe	07 Jan 43	Poole	07 Jan 43
5W154	Poole	08 Jan 43	Poole	08 Jan 43	Departed and returned due Auto Pilot trouble. Delayed at Poole 3 days due bad weather
5W154	Poole	12 Jan 43	Foynes	12 Jan 43	Delayed 2 days at Foynes by bad weather
5W154	Foynes	14 Jan 43	Lagos	17 Jan 43
6W154	Lagos	20 Jan 43	Bathurst	20 Jan 43	Delayed 1 day at Bathurst due bad weather
6W154	Bathurst	22 Jan 43	Lisbon	23 Jan 43	Delayed 2 days at Lisbon awaiting Condenser being delivered by KLM
6W154	Lisbon	26 Jan 43	Poole	26 Jan 43
POS FLT	Poole	26 Jan 43	Hythe	26 Jan 43	Maintenance at Hythe
TEST FLT	Hythe	02 Feb 43	Hythe	02 Feb 43	Engine vibrations repaired after test flight
POS FLT	Hythe	04 Feb 43	Poole	04 Feb 43
5W163	Poole	04 Feb 43	Lagos	04 Feb 43	Engine trouble at Lagos
6W163	Lagos	13 Feb 43	Lisbon	15 Feb 43	Weather delay at Lisbon and awaiting instructions from UK
5W165	Lisbon	19 Feb 43	Lagos	21 Feb 43
6W165	Lagos	23 Feb 43	Poole	26 Feb 43
POS FLT	Poole	27 Feb 43	Hythe	27 Feb 43	Maintenance at Hythe
POS FLT	Hythe	03 Mar 43	Poole	03 Mar 43
5W173	Poole	04 Mar 43	Lagos	08 Mar 43
6W173	Lagos	12 Mar 43	Lisbon	14 Mar 43	Oil leak at Lisbon. Delayed 1 day by bad weather at Lisbon
6W173	Lisbon	16 Mar 43	Poole	17 Mar 43
POS FLT	Poole	17 Mar 43	Hythe	17 Mar 43	Commenced major modifications for transfer to Ceylon
POS FLT	Hythe	14 Apr 43	Poole	14 Apr 43	Delayed 2 days at Poole due weather
DE186	Poole	17 Apr 43	Foynes	17 Apr 43	Start of delivery flight to Ceylon
DE186	Foynes	17 Apr 43	Gibraltar	18 Apr 43
DE186	Gibraltar	18 Apr 43	Cairo	19 Apr 43
DE186	Cairo	22 Apr 43	Karachi	23 Apr 43
DE186	Karachi	24 Apr 43	Cochin	24 Apr 43
DE186	Cochin	25 Apr 43	Trincomalee	25 Apr 43
DE186	Trincomalee	25 Apr 43	Koggala	25 Apr 43	Delivery flight from Poole
During this period and together with G-AGFM the 2 Catalinas made 7 round trips to Perth as proving flights prior to the commencement of commercial services. Dates unknown.

SERVICE NUMBER	DEPARTED	DATE	ARRIVED	DATE	NOTES
1Q2	Koggala	21 Jul 43	Perth	22 Jul 43	9 days late ex Koggala
2Q2	Perth	28 Jul 43	Koggala	29 Jul 43
1Q4	Koggala	02 Aug 43	Perth	03 Aug 43
2Q4	Perth	12 Aug 43	Koggala	13 Aug 43
1Q6	Koggala	17 Aug 43	Perth	18 Aug 43
2Q6	Perth	25 Aug 43	Koggala	26 Aug 43
1Q8	Koggala	30 Aug 43	Perth	31 Aug 43
2Q12	Perth	06 Oct 43	Koggala	07 Oct 43
1Q16	Koggala	25 Oct 43	Perth	26 Oct 43
2Q15	Perth	28 Oct 43	Koggala	29 Oct 43
1Q17	Koggala	01 Nov 43	Perth	02 Nov 43
2Q18	Perth	13 Nov 43	Kogalla	14 Nov 43
2Q18	Koggala	14 Nov 43	Karachi	15 Nov 43
1Q20	Karachi	17 Nov 43	Koggala	18 Nov 43
1Q20	Koggala	18 Nov 43	Perth	19 Nov 43
2Q25	Perth	16 Dec 43	Koggala	17 Dec 43
2Q25	Koggala	17 Dec 43	Karachi	17 Dec 43
1Q27	Karachi	19 Dec 43	Koggala	19 Dec 43
1Q27	Koggala	20 Dec 43	Perth	21 Dec 43
2Q28	Perth	29 Dec 43	Koggala	30 Dec 43
2Q28	Koggala	30 Dec 43	Karachi	31 Dec 43
1Q30	Karachi	02 Jan 44	Koggala	03 Jan 44
1Q31	Koggala	09 Jan 44	Perth	10 Jan 44
2Q31	Perth	13 Jan 44	Koggala	14 Jan 34
2Q31	Koggala	14 Jan 44	Karachi	15 Jan 44
1Q33	Karachi	16 Jan 44	Koggala	17 Jan 44
1Q35	Koggala	27 Jan 44	Perth	28 Jan 44
2Q36	Perth	06 Feb 44	Koggala	07 Feb 44
1Q37	Koggala	07 Feb 44	Perth	08 Feb 44
2Q38	Perth	14 Feb 44	Cocos Islands	14 Feb 44	Reason for call at Cocos not recorded
2Q38	Cocos Islands	14 Feb 44	Koggala	16 Feb 44
2Q38	Koggala	16 Feb 44	Karachi	17Feb 44
1Q40	Karachi	18 Feb 44	Koggala	19 Feb 44
1Q41	Koggala	24 Feb 44	Perth	25 Feb 44
2Q41	Perth	29 Feb 44	Koggala	01 Mar 44
2Q41	Koggala	02 Mar 44	Karachi	03 Mar 44
1Q43	Karachi	04 Mar 44	Koggala	05 Mar 44
1Q43	Koggala	05 Mar 44	Perth	06 Mar 44	Engine trouble at Karachi
2Q57	Perth	13 May 44	Koggala	14 May 44
2Q57	Koggala	14 May 44	Karachi	15 May 44
1Q59	Karachi	16 May 44	Koggala	17 May 44
1Q59	Koggala	17 May 44	Perth	18 May 44
2Q59	Perth	24 May 44	Koggala	25 May 44
2Q59	Koggala	27 May 44	Karachi	27 May 44
1Q61	Karachi	29 May 44	Koggala	30 May 44
1Q61	Koggala	30 May 44	Perth	31 May 44
2Q64	Perth	14 Jun 44	Koggala	15 Jun 44
2Q64	Koggala	15 Jun 44	Karachi	16 Jun 44
1Q66	Karachi	17 Jun 44	Koggala	18 Jun 44
1Q66	Koggala	18 Jun 44	Perth	19 Jun 44
No movements records for July 1944
2Q75	Perth	07 Aug 44	Koggala	08 Aug 44
2Q75	Koggala	08 Aug 44	Karachi	09 Aug 44
1Q77	Karachi	10 Aug 44	Koggala	11 Aug 44
1Q77	Koggala	11 Aug 44	Perth	12 Aug 44
2Q79	Perth	25 Aug 44	Koggala	26 Aug 44
2Q79	Koggala	26 Aug 44	Karachi	27 Aug 44
1Q81	Karachi	28 Aug 44	Koggala	29 Aug 44
1Q81	Koggala	29 Aug 44	Perth	30 Aug 44
2Q83	Perth	11 Sep 44	Koggala	12 Sep 44
2Q83	Koggala	12 Sep 44	Karachi	13 Sep 44
1Q85	Karachi	15 Sep 44	Karachi	15 Sep 44	Departed Karachi and returned due to mechanical problem
1Q85	Karachi	16 Sep 44	Koggala	17 Sep 44
1Q85	Koggala	17 Sep 44	Perth	18 Sep 44
2Q101	Perth	08 Dec 44	Koggala	09 Dec 44
2Q101	Koggala	09 Dec 44	Karachi	10 Dec 44
1Q103	Karachi	11 Dec 44	Koggala	12 Dec 44
1Q103	Koggala	13 Dec 44	Perth	14 Dec 44
2Q103	Perth	21 Dec 44	Koggala	22 Dec 44
2Q103	Koggala	23 Dec 44	Karachi	24 Dec 44
1Q105	Karachi	25 Dec 44	Koggala	26 Dec 44
1Q105	Koggala	27 Dec 44	Perth	28 Dec 44
2Q106	Perth	11 Jan 45	Koggala	12 Jan 45
1Q108	Koggala	15 Jan 45	Perth	16 Jan 45
Special Ft.	Perth	24 Jan 45	Kogalla	25 Jan 45
Special Ft.	Koggala	27 Jan 45	Perth	28 Jan 45	To clear backlog from Koggala
2Q112	Perth	22 Feb 45	Perth	22 Feb 45	Departed Perth and returned due to bad weather
2Q112	Perth	23 Feb 45	Koggala	24 Feb 45
2Q112	Koggala	27 Feb 45	Karachi	28 Feb 45
1Q114	Karachi	01 Mar 45	Koggala	02 Mar 45
1Q115	Koggala	05 Mar 45	Perth	06 Mar 45
2Q114	Perth	09 Mar 45	Koggala	10 Mar 45
Special Ft.	Koggala	15 Mar 45	Perth	16 Mar 45
2Q115	Perth	17 Mar 45	Koggala	18 Mar 45
2Q115	Koggala	19 Mar 45	Karachi	20 Mar 45
1Q117	Karachi	21 Mar 45	Kogalla	22 Mar 45	Mechanical trouble at Kogalla. Delayed 5 days
1Q117	Koggala	27 Mar 45	Perth	28 Mar 45
2Q117	Perth	30 Mar 45	Koggala	31 Mar 45
1Q119	Koggala	01 Apr 45	Perth	02 Apr 45
2Q119	Perth	12 Apr 45	Koggala	13 Apr 45
2Q119	Koggala	14 Apr 45	Karachi	15 Apr 45
1Q121	Karachi	16 Apr 45	Koggala	17 Apr 45
2Q120	Koggala	22 Apr 45	Karachi	23 Apr 45
1Q123	Karachi	30 Apr 45	Koggala	01 May 45
1Q124	Koggala	09 May 45	Perth	10 May 45
2Q124	Perth	18 May 45	Koggala	19 May 45
2Q124	Koggala	20 May 45	Karachi	21 May 45
1Q126	Karachi	22 May 45	Koggala	22 May 45
1Q126	Koggala	23 May 45	Perth	25 May 45
2Q125	Perth	29 May 45	Koggala	30 May 45
2Q125	Koggala	31 Mar 45	Karachi	01 Jun 45
1Q127	Karachi	01 Jun 45	Koggala	02 Jun 45
1Q128	Koggala	08 Jun 45	Perth	09 Jun 45
2Q128	Perth	15 Jun 45	Koggala	16 Jun 45
1Q129	Koggala	18 Jun 45	Perth	19 Jun 45
2Q129	Perth	27 Jun 45	Koggala	28 Jun 45
2Q129	Koggala	29 Jun 45	Karachi	30 Jun 45
1Q131	Karachi	01 Jul 45	Karachi	01 Jul 45	Departed Karachi and returned due to bad weather
1Q131	Karachi	02 Jul 45	Koggala	02 Jul 45
1Q132	Koggala	08 Jul 45	Perth	09 Jul 45	WFU and stored at Nedlands, Perth
TEST FLT	Perth	13 Feb 46	Perth	13 Feb 46
POS FLT	Perth	14 Feb 46	Beyond Rottnest Is.	14 Feb 46	Scuttled in Indian Ocean

Note: POS FLT = Positioning Flight