THE CATALINA MUSEUM - Lake Boga, Victoria
My day out at the Catalina Museum (Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum), 19th February 2019. Lake Boga Flying Boat Base was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flying boat base at Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia during the second World War.
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Flying Boat Museum - Lake Boga
Great little museum on Lake Boga near Swan Hill in Victoria. It was the major repair and maintenance centre for the flying boats during WWII.
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[Wikipedia] Lake Boga Flying Boat Base
Lake Boga Flying Boat Base was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flying boat base at Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia during World War II.
When the Imperial Japanese attacked Darwin and Broome in 1942 resulting in the loss of 16 flying boats, the establishment of a safe haven for flying boats was required inland as a remote facility outside the sphere of Japanese airplanes. Lake Boga was picked as it allowed almost unlimited choice of landing/take off directions and was free of obstructions. It was also close to nearby infrastructure.
Required for Australian, Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force and United States flying boat servicing and repairs, Lake Boga was commissioned in June 1942. No. 1 Flying Boat Repair and Service Depot was set up to provide the repair and servicing requirements. Lake Boga was recommended by Squadron Leader Gareth O'Brien since he was familiar with the area having grown up in Kerang. Of note, Myles O'Brien (Father to Gareth) was the local solicitor and owned the first auto-mobile in Kerang. SQN leader Gareth O'Brien saw service with the Royal Naval Air Service in Yorkshire UK in the late 1920s and Cairo, Egypt in the early 1930s. Being an avid photographer of that time he took many black and white photographs that still exist and have been published in some historical publications. Flight Lieutenant (at the time) Gareth O'Brien was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for dropping two bombs from his aircraft on a submarine in the English Channel, 6 March 1918. A direct hit was reported by the observer and it was thought to have sunk but SQN Leader O'Brien, in a letter to his Father, thought he perhaps only gave it a 'shake up'.
Facilities constructed at the base included workshops and hangars on the foreshore, a stores area, living quarters, sick quarters at Castle Donnington, a first-aid and dental post, a radio transmitting station and a VHF transmitting station.
Flying boats serviced, repaired, restored, rebuilt or overhauled during the operation of the base were PBY Catalina, Dornier Do 24, OS2U Kingfisher, Short Sunderland, Supermarine Walrus and Martin Mariner.
The station at Lake Boga closed in November 1947.
The underground Communications Bunker has been transformed into the Flying Boat Museum. Catalina (A24-30) has been reconstructed as a memorial to the personnel who served at No 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot during World War II. The site is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Lake Boga Catalina museum Jan 26 1998
Catalina flying boat museum at Lake Boga Victoria on Australia Day 1998, a Grumman Albatross lands on the Lake to help celebrate the Catalina museums historic display , outside stands a Catalina and in the Old Bunker there's many memories from the World War 2 era long past.
Flying boat museum open
Thousands of flying boat and World War Two enthusiasts have been in northern Victoria for the reopening of an historic flying boat museum.
Grumman Albatross lands on Lake Boga Jan 26 1998
The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large twin-radial engine amphibious flying boat. Originally designated SA-16, it was renamed HU-16 in 1962. This Australia day in 1998 it flew into Lake Boga Victoria from it's home at Tocumwal Vic, Pilot George Schmit speaks of the crafts history and re-creates the landings and take offs that were common place on Lake Boga during WW2 by the Catalina from 1942-1946.
MY WEEK AT SWAN HILL, VICTORIA February 2019
My holiday up at Swan Hill, a town northwest of Victoria on the Murray River. Stayed there for a week, relaxing, swimming, fishing, visited the Catalina Museum (Lake Boga Flying Boat Museum), visited the Pioneer Settlement Museum and much more. We stayed at the BIG4 Riverside Caravan Park.
My day out at the Catalina Museum
My day out at the Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement Parts 1-3
Swan Hill is 338km (210 miles) from Melbourne, 155km (96 miles) from Echuca and 188km (117 miles) from Bendigo. Established in 1846, it has a population of 10,905 people.
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Paul Kohlmann Grumman Goose Over lake Boga.
Lake Boga, Victoria Australia. Site of RAAF No1 Flying Boat Repair Depot, 1942 - 1947.
This video is my tribute to the Flying boat crews of WW2, and the service men and women who served at the RAAF No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot, which was based at the lake from 1941 to 1947.
I grew up in the nearby town of Swan Hill, and summer holidays were spent Camped on the Lake foreshore. I always wanted to fly a seaplane off Lake Boga, and it only took me 40 years to finally do it! Christmas 2018 saw my family camped again in the same spot as when I was a kid. The little Goose coming along for the trip and my boyhood dream has now been achieved.
Thanks go to my son Michael, age 15 for the filming. He did a good job, but please excuse his finger over the iPhone lens at times!
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Lake Boga 1967
Home movie taken at Lake Boga, summer of 1967
Lake Boga Summer '17
Chasing the coolest ski boat on Lake Boga with the drone...
1945 Catalina PBY Visits Rathmines, NSW Australia - November 3, 2012
1945 Catalina PBY from HARS (Historical Aircraft Restoration Society) visits former RAAF World War 2 Base at Rathmines, NSW Australia 10.45am Saturday November 3, 2012.
Lake Boga Bunker with the girls
Pier jumping and fun day at lake boga
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Lake Boga Fish
Dead smelly fish
LAKE BOGA SUNSET 2017 Get Reel Productions Vexplorers Australia
On another scorching hot Australian summer day, TJ and I grabbed the cameras before sunset and headed out to Lake Boga. This place is magnificent. With a practically empty lake we spent several hours enjoy the warm waters and capturing one of the most amazing (though common) sunsets over Lake Boga. Keep a close eye on the fish who puts on a little performance also.
Lake Boga, this is your backyard you lucky ducks!
Lake Boga secret RAAF Bunker Get Reel Productions 2017
Lake Boga is home to several World War II airforce bunkers. They were used by the RAAF and still stand today as testament to their strength. The one we visited is untouched and not as well known by tourists. Another, in a different location, has been restored and can be experienced by visiting the Catalina Museum in Lake Boga.
Discovery Parks - Lake Bonney
Discovery Parks -- Lake Bonney (formerly Lake Bonney Holiday Park) in the SA Riverland town of Barmera is a perfect year round holiday destination. Located 2 and a half hours from Adelaide, this park is conveniently located just 15 minutes from Berri, and less than 30 minutes from the nearby towns of Renmark and Loxton. Rich in natural beauty, the SA Riverland offers a vast array of attractions and activities for the whole family.
Fed from the majestic Murray River via the Chambers Creek Wetlands, the shallow, fresh water of Lake Bonney is ideal for family-friendly swimming, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, skiing and jet skiing. With over 17 National Parks in the region there are excellent walking and hiking trails with vantage spots to watch the native birds and wildlife, or visit the Banrock Wine and Wetlands Centre to witness conservation in action. The more adventurous can take a 4WD adventure or try their luck at landing a Murray Cod. For an active family day out, visit the Cobdogla Irrigation and Steam Museum, or head to Monash Adventure Park (free entry) only 10 minutes away. As home to the SA Country Music Festival Awards, Barmera plays host to a range of festivals throughout the year.
Discovery Parks -- Lake Bonney is pet friendly *(seasonal) and offers a full range of accommodation options from powered or unpowered camp or caravan sites to 3.5 star cabins. Sleeping between 4 and 6 people, our range of comfortable cabins, with internal bathrooms and full cooking facilities offer ideal self-contained family accommodation.
Lake Boga Victoria 1967
Scenes from the summer of 1967/68 at Lake Boga, Victoria. I've heard the lake is now empty. What a shame!Filmed on Super 8mm & transferred using WorkPrinter XP
Lake Boga
My first ever ride on my jet ski
Catalina Museum
I visited the Catalina Museum at Lake Boga, just round the corner from Swan Hill. If you ever get the chance to you should go there, they've got some really great stuff there.
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