Before and after Dec. 7, 1941, the frequent appearance of big PBY Catalina flying boats skimming the wavetops in Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay would have been an eye-catching sight. A PBY-5A Catalina ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catalina reborn for Pacific A Florida company plans to turn an iconic World War II seaplane design into a modern aircraft it ...
To a downed Allied pilot floating on a raft, they were lifesavers. To German and Japanese submarines, they were a menace. The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of ...
Originally a long-range U.S. Navy patrol flying boat (PBY) developed from a 1928 prototype, it was eventually named "Catalina" by the British. It played crucial roles in World War II, including ...
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 phone rang. It was my sister-in-law. “We’ve just bought a stamp with a picture of your airplane,” she said. “Yes, the PBY.” I don’t suppose that means much to most folks in 2005. But to the ...
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 ...
These 10 World War II aircraft stayed useful long after 1945, from the C 47, C 46, and C 54 to the Catalina, Mustang, Corsair ...
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 ...
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 ...