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 ...

The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. PBY Catalinas were used to patrol coastlines, hunt enemy warships, and rescue sailors and aircrews. Now a ...

PBY-5A Catalina G-PBYA, better known as "Miss Pick Up", is an 82-year-old WWII-era flying boat owned by Catalina Aircraft Limited (CAL), operated by Plane Sailing Air Displays Limited (PSADL), and ...

November 1, 2024: In 2023 an American company has begun production of a 21st century version of the World War II PBY Catalina patrol aircraft. The new Catalina weighs 14.5-tons and is powered by two ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — I visited the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach and spoke with museum director Keegan Chetwynd. He told me the story behind one of the more unique-looking aircraft in ...

Imagine if you were able to restore to factory production any of the classic combat aircraft of World War II. Even given some modest modernizations, could any of those venerable warbirds have viable ...

The Consolidated PBY Catalina became one of the most important aircraft of World War II without ever being glamorous.

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Text printed on the recto side of the leaves. Probable date range of issue based on dates of production for the PBY-3. Contents 1. Foreword -- 2. General description -- 3. Power plant description -- 4 ...