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 Catalina, originating as the 1928 XPY-1 prototype and designated PBY by the U.S. Navy, became the most popular flying boat of WWII with over 3,300 built, evolving into amphibious variants and ...

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 ...

The American Heritage Museum's painstaking restoration of its Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (BuNo 2459) has entered its final and most exacting phase, with the team now working toward a highly ...

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

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 ...

Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" while serving as commander of a Catalina Patrol Plane that rescued 15 United States Army Fifth Air Force service members shot down in ...

Text printed on the recto side of the leaves, only. Mechanically reproduced from typescript. Probable date range of issue based on dates of production for the PBY-2. 1. Foreword -- 2. General ...