PBY at Rick’s
PC Prisoner Flights.
How is it going?
This web site is constantly evolving. However, I’d like to know how you feel about our site at this time. Do you have any problems maneuvering from one page to another? Is the information interesting? Is the content what you expected? Tell me what I can do to make it better than it is today. Dan Veenstra
Missing Persons. Do you know where these folks are now?
This is an area where you can post information about someone you’re trying to find. Make certain that you post your name so people can refer to our Employee List to get your email address. The Blog page default will not post email addresses. You can, however, post your email e.g. as “frank at hotmail dot com.” That seems to work.
SXC Catalina Island – Anyone have any information?
I show in our Schedules Page that on July 1, 1959 we started service to SXC (Catalina Island). Does anyone have any information about this? How long did we fly there? Did we fly DC3’s, or Martins there? Did we fly float planes into the harbor? When did we terminate service? I understand we sent agents from LAX to man the facilities in LGB. Where did the agents work? On the docks? Did we have agents on the island?
Do you remember this M404? I’ll never forget it!
You can click on the picture a couple of times to see a supersized version.
I’ve been looking for a pic of this bird ever since PC. There is something I want you to see that used to scare the livin’ crap out of me that was peculiar to this and another M-404 we had. Look at that prop and draw a line down the fuselage vertically to indicate the danger line of propeller travel. Now look for the small white inverse triangle sign. That is the flap under which the Ground Power Unit plug went in. We had to “always approach the prop from behind” carrying the heavy, hot cord up the centerline and plug that thing in while the engine was running before he could cut the engine. The reverse procedure was repeated for departure.