Aerosoft PBY Dutch Navy “Y-45”
This folder contains a repaint for the Aerosoft PBY Catalina for FSX, representing Y-45 of the Royal Dutch Naval Air Force (MLD). On 21 february 1942, Y-45 rescued 27 people from a life boat of the SS “Sloet van Beele”. The rescued sailors told that was another life boat containing 80 people, so after dropping off its first load, the Y-45, flown by Mans Dorre, took off again. After searching for hours, the life boat was found, containing 79 sailors. All were stowed on board the PBY, and returned to safety, although some of them later died of exhaustion. In all, 230 people were saved that day, from the “Sloet van Beele” and the destryer “van Nes”. The Y-45 later escaped to Australia, where it served for most of the war, after which it was scrapped. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom, based on the repaint kit by Aerosoft.
