Pictures: Marina Neil
ENGINE problems forced Australia’s only operational Catalina, Felix the Black Cat, to make an emergency landing at Maitland Airport, but there was still plenty to look at in the sky over Lake Macquarie on Sunday at the 11th annual Rathmines Catalina Festival.
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EYE ON THE SKY: The YAK 52 aircraft from The Paul Bennet Airshows flies past the shore at the 11th annual Rathmines Catalina Festival on Sunday. Picture: Marina Neil
The Catalina – the undisputed star of the show in years past – was on route to Rathmines from Albion Park when the flying boat “developed an engine problem and had to emergency re-route”, the festival posted on its Facebook page on Sunday afternoon.
“The Catalina was seen passing, however could not perform the flypast as planned.”
Nonetheless, organisers labelled the festival a huge success, with thousands lining the shore at Rathmines.
LOOK: The only sighting of Felix the Black Cat, Australia’s only operational Catalina, which had to make an emergency landing in Rutherford. Picture: Marina Neil
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