An in-depth look at the American Heritage Museum's restoration of PBY-5A Catalina BuNo 2459, the world's oldest flying Catalina. Rob Collings shares progress on the aircraft's unique systems, interior ...

The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, is progressing at American Aero ...

May 29th, 2019, It was an exciting event but for many Catalina Aficionados in Holland also a sad day, as their beloved PBY-5A made its final flight out from Lelystad to the new owners in the USA.

T he Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum in Oak Harbor is seeking docents so it can offer tours of the interior of its PBY-5A Catalina aircraft to the public this summer. Museum President Wil ...

You just have to sit in the pilot seat and you can just feel the history of this aircraft, Jim Allan said. THUNDER BAY – It’s not every day an 80-year-old plane flies into Thunder Bay for tours. On ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. Today ...

Recent reports that the U.S. Department of War is moving to contract a new generation of seaplanes for missions in the ...

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 ...

Last week Thursday 22 August, a PBY-5A Catalina, a WWII-built Flying Boat/ Amphibian came over from The Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge, UK. to visit Lelystad Airport, The Netherlands. Sweet ...

LifeStream blood bank is partnering with the Palm Springs Air Museum to help save lives while restoring to its former glory the World War II-era PBY-5A Catalina seaplane. PBY stands for “Patrol, ...

Almost immediately, just after midnight, the U.S. Navy destroyer group spotted the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers Take and Kuwa. The three ruthlessly bombarded both targets and set two ships ablaze ...