Hello,

I am helping the American Heritage Museum with their PBY restoration. This PBY, Bureau Number 3459, has amazing history from WWII. It was the first PBY to sink a U-boat on August 20^th, 1942 and is also has the highest number of U-boats sank with 3 to its credit.

The goal is to restore it to the configuration it had on the August 20^th mission. I learned today (from the battle report) that it had ASV radar installed when it sank that first U-boat.

I know it is a pipe dream but would anyone know if any ASV radar components are available? I am also trying to collect any photos showing the ASV installation in a PBY. Anything might help.

The other area we are trying to learn more about is the antenna configuration for the ASV. The PBY tech manuals show the ASB in later Catalinas but nothing so far on the ASV. Would you know of any technical manuals for the ASV that we could get copies of? Sometimes they show installations and antenna configurations.

Is there an ASV guru out there that I could talk to?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Taigh

Taigh Ramey

Stockton Field Aviation Museum

7430 C.E.Dixon Street

Stockton, California 95206

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KEEP 'EM FLYING...FOR HISTORY!