S/N B-29
Dick Probert
Manufactured 1945 JRF-5 Bu37776
Argentina Navy as 0294 1946
Paraguay Navy as 0127 until 1969
Catalina Airlines - Long Beach, CA Dick Probert
Probert acquired the remaining 3 Paraguay Navy Gooses in trade
for Cessna U206Cs: Gooses were retired but made ferriable and
delivered to USA 1969
Walter B. Von Kleinsmid - Long Beach, CA 1969
Catalina Seaplanes - Long Beach, CA 1969- 1971
Antilles Air Boats - U.S.V.I. 1972- 1981
AAB ceased operations 11/8/81
Stored at Alexander Hamiliton Airport-St. Croix until 1983
Transferred to Opa-Locka, FL 1983
David Cushnir - New York & Opa Locka, FL 1988-2013
struck off USCR 5/15/13
photo by R.A. Scholefield - Hollywood - North Perry, Florida 1987
St. Thomas
photo by Dan Styer
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Thank you Anthony!
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San Juan, P.R.
photo by Tony Pearce
West End, Tortola, B.V.I.
After AAB closed, most of the aircraft were relocated to the states. Here is N3283 next to another Goose with Mallard N7356 in the background (stripped of paint).
Antilles Air Boats Gooses stored at Opa-Locka Airport in November 1982.
