It saw the arrival of three enormously capable, ahead-of-their-time airplanes that played a huge part in winning World War II: the Boeing B-17, Douglas DC-3/C-47 and Consolidated PBY flying boat ...

It wasn’t fast, sleek, or beautiful—but the PBY Catalina was everywhere. This “flying boat” saved lives, spotted enemies, and became one of WWII’s most quietly essential aircraft.

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 ...

The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina ... Notably, it was the first PBY to sink a U-boat.

The 5A was amphibious with retractable tricycle landing gear, while the PBY-4 was a flying boat with no landing gear. A design feature of the Catalina that makes it more sleek than many flying ...

Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.) Perhaps the most iconic flying boat of World War II was the Consolidated PBY Catalina (see “Bombs, Beer, and Black Cats”). Affectionately called ...

A company called Catalina Aircraft plans to launch a modernised version of the Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat, an aircraft notable for extended service during the Second World War.

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.

Consolidated’s PBY Catalina was born out of a need to keep America’s sea superiority in the late 1930’s. The U.S. Navy’s then-current fleet of Consolidated P2Y and Martin P3M flying boats ...

Bettmann//Getty Images PBY-5A Catalina patrolling near the Aleutian ... But despite their critical roles in World War II, flying boats and amphibious aircraft rapidly fell out of fashion in ...