eBay: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

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special ed said:
I suspect post #7 is a PBY-6A because of the tall fin/rudder and the post 1947 national insignia.
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The tail code EC was used by VP-AM-4/VP-34, former VPB-73 (not VPB-34!) starting November 7, 1946. VP 34 converted to PBM in late 1948 and used PBY-6A since 1945. The new USAF insignia was not used before 14 January 1947. Based on these time frames the photo was probably made between early 1947 and late 1948.
vp34pbm_20jul2000.jpg

The a/c is painted in glossy Sea Blue similar to this PBM-5 from the same squadron. On the top right wing one can see number 1 in front of the letters EC. This is not a "Black cat".
lina-5a_06_pby-5-a-catalina-black-cat-squadron-jpg.jpg

This is a real "Black cat":
PBY-5A_Peleliu.jpg
 
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