Off the coast of Orange Beach, AL, a hastily restored (i.e., to Hollywood’s liking) PBY Catalina began taking on water. The aircraft is currently being used in the making of the movie, “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage” featuring Nicholas Cage.
The beaching was an effort to save the aircraft as it began to take on water. Occurring directly in front of the iconic Flora-Bama lounge on Monday, June 29, it was reported that director, Mario Van Peebles had debating continuing filming around the beached aircraft.
Efforts to retrieve the PBY initially failed when cables attached to two tractors on the beach snapped. There is currently no time-line as to how or when the aircraft will be brought to shore. Pumps on board the aircraft continue to run in an effort to remove the water.
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