Partial aerial view of silver plane. Two people are standing close to the underneath of the wing.
Program

Regional Display – Catalina

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when
Daily 9.30am–3.30pm
where
HARS Aviation Museum

The Catalina flying boat Frigate Bird II is on temporary display at Albion Park's HARS Aviation Museum.

Catalina is one of the most iconic objects in the Powerhouse Collection. Powerhouse collaborated with aviation historians and industry experts to relocate the Catalina to HARS Aviation Museum where it will be on public display until works are complete at Powerhouse Ultimo.

Pilot in uniform sits in a cockpit of a plane wearing headphones. The photograph is black and white.
A black and white photograph of a man in a suit and a man in a pilot’s uniform standing on a podium and shaking hands. There is an audience of people behind them. Silver plane visible in the background.
The Catalina flies above the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Black and white photograph.
Aerial view of nose and wingspan of silver plane, Catalina Frigate Bird II
Silver Catalina flying boat is on the water. Two men are standing on the wing cleaning it. Black and white photograph.
Registration code text ‘VH-ASA’ on the tail of silver plane.
Pilot in cockpit of silver plane. The text Frigate Bird II is painted over metal rivets on the side of the aircraft.
Partial aerial view of silver plane. Two people are standing close to the underneath of the wing.
Sliver plane sits on a boat ramp. Two men are attaching ropes to it. Black and white photograph.
An exterior view of the cockpit of the Catalina flying boat Frigate Bird II.
The Catalina is on the water. Four men stand atop it. Black and white photograph.

Catalina – On the move