Catalina Museum, Lake Boga

The Catalina Museum on the banks of Lake Boga is full of memorabilia. The lake is the secret location where the flying boats were repaired during the Second World War. Lake Boga was chosen because of its relatively isolated location and also because the lake is almost perfectly round, which meant that the flying boats could land from any direction that the wind dictated.









The bunka has been restored and shows the communication system of the day. This was an area highly security conscious .









The generator room was seldom needed so one end was used for resting and they also set up one side as a mess.



And of course they needed a toilet.



Back up top in the main hall is SO much stuff. The thing that took my eye was the size of the Catalina









When the lake was empty a few years ago, volunteers took the opportunity to locate and recover anchor blocks, which are now placed in the grounds. (In fact with the water level low boaties were hitting them and damaging their boats. It was also dangerous for skiers.)

I recommend this museum.

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