The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, is well underway at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. After several years in the Netherlands, ...
The Catalina, a long-range flying patrol boat (initially designated PBY), was widely adopted during WWII, with over 3,300 built across various countries and models, including amphibious variants, ...
The second attempt to lift the PBY Catalina was successful as the Army Chinook picked up the PBY Catalina, flew out over Skagit Bay to the east, then turned into the airspace of NAS Whidbey Island and ...
The new World War II thriller Greyhound is an exciting film that portrays the Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of a U.S. Navy destroyer Captain, played by Tom Hanks. In the film’s opening ...
The Catalina’s actions at Midway not only redeemed its reputation after early war setbacks, but also exemplified how reconnaissance could dictate naval engagements. Flying high above the cerulean ...
For the past 20 years, divers have unsuccessfully tried to explore and photograph a PBY-5 Catalina seaplane shot down during Japan’s opening salvo of the Pearl Harbor attack. Now, some 74 years after ...
The planned airlift of a World War II-era PBY-5a Catalina Tuesday morning in Washington State was postponed after an issue with the Chinook helicopter attempting to lift it. The Chinook helicopter ...
Click to open image viewer. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a power-driven bow turret, tall tail with a taller vertical fin first seen on the PBN-1; outrigger floats from each wingtip, hinged to fold ...
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