World’s Only Flying Privateer Navy Patrol Bomber will Visit the Palm Springs Air Museum

Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) Published March 16, 2014

A U.S. Navy Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer taking off with two ASM-N-2 Bat glide bombs attached. ( Source U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News February 1946 via Wikpedia)

From Monday March 17th until Sunday March 23rd, the world’s only flying PB4Y-2 Privateer naval patrol bomber will visit the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California. The Privateer landed today just after 11:00 am. Visitors to the Palm Springs Air Museum will be able to tour inside the Privateer for $5, after paying regular museum admission of course.

For more information, please visit the Palm Springs Air Museum’s website by clicking HERE.

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By Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor)

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Richard Mallory Allnutt's aviation passion ignited at the 1974 Farnborough Airshow. Raised in 1970s Britain, he was immersed in WWII aviation lore. Moving to Washington DC, he frequented the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, meeting aviation legends. After grad school, Richard worked for Lockheed-Martin but stayed devoted to aviation, volunteering at museums and honing his photography skills. In 2013, he became the founding editor of Warbirds News, now Vintage Aviation News. With around 800 articles written, he focuses on supporting grassroots aviation groups. Richard values the connections made in the aviation community and is proud to help grow Vintage Aviation News.