Explore the fascinating story of the PBY Catalina, a legendary World War II flying boat that soared above expectations and ...

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 ...

When Ward Wages, 99, sat in the cockpit of the PBY Catalina stored on the tarmac at Superior's Richard I Bong Memorial Airport, it was the first time he had been in that type of plane since 1943.

The Catalina, a U.S. Navy flying patrol boat (PBY) named by the British, was widely produced and became an iconic aircraft of World War II, known for its extreme patrol range and unique design ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: This patrol bomber was very useful during the war in the Pacific. While it may have been the U.S. Army Air Force B-17 and B-24 bombers that received all the glory during ...

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 ...