A Florida company plans to turn an iconic World War II seaplane design into a modern aircraft it claims can perform airborne amphibious operations required by the U.S. military. Dubbed the Next ...

It's been a busy and exciting year for the preservation of Consolidated PBY Catalinas and their many variants. Across the world, progress continues in restoring, relocating, and protecting these ...

"This Midway Island based PBY discovered part of the Japanese Fleet on 3 June 1942 setting the course of the battle." (Painting, oil on wood, by John Hamilton; C. 1975, now in the collections of U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

A World War II-vintage airplane that’s fought fires in Eastern Washington for more than 20 years is ready to go. Housed at Deer Park Airport, the Patrol Bomber Y scooper plane underwent its annual ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a ...

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 ...