The Consolidated PBY Catalina, known as the Canso, is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft that was produced in the 1930s ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. – A Navy hero from New Haven, Connecticut, who vanished during a combat mission in the South Pacific over 80 years ago, is finally coming home to rest. Robert Louis Cyr Jr., an ...

13.25 x 19 in. (33.7 x 48.3 cm.) ...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane — actually, it’s an amphibious patrol bomber. Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Naval Air Museum’s World War II-era PBY-5A Catalina took flight for the last time in a uniquely ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Consolidated Aircraft lapel pin; ...

In the cockpit of one, the throttles suggest takeoff had been attempted.(Courtesy Hans Van Tilburg, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) In the attack, 75 percent of the U.S. planes ...

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 ...

In August 2023, we covered the news that the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) in Pensacola, Florida would be transferring their PBY-5A Catalina, Bureau Number 46602, to the Pearl Harbor Aviation ...

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 ...