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 ...

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 ...

The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. PBY Catalinas were used to patrol coastlines, hunt enemy warships, and rescue sailors and aircrews. Now a ...

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

The new World War II thriller Greyhound is an exciting film that portrays the Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of a U.S. Navy destroyer Captain, played by Tom Hanks. In the film’s opening ...

NASHUA – It’s a great way to get summer off the ground! The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will hold its annual Father’s Day Weekend Fly-In BBQ on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ...

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