Chilean Air Force Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A Catalina "Manu Tara"

After more than 19 hours of continuous flight, ÒManu-TaraÓ (Òlucky birdÓ in the language of the Rapa Nui, the islandÕs native inhabitants) reached Easter Island on January 20, 1951, the fi rst aircraft to bridge the distance from South America. This model depicts the airworthy replica, introduced at the FIDAE Air show in Santiago de Chile in 2014.Ê