In a significant development for historic aircraft preservation, the National Naval Aviation Museum's PBY-5A Catalina (BuNo 46602) is now en route from Pensacola, Florida, to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, ...

The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, is progressing at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, FL. After spending several years in the ...

The rugged American PBY-5, meanwhile, earned a name for itself: The Brits called it “Catalina.” A U.S. Army Air Forces OA-10 Catalina delivered a U.S. reconnaissance team, aided by Filipino ...

Recognizable by its distinct V-tail, the 320-pound drone could be launched via an AT-1 catapult or released from the bomb rack of a PBY-4 Catalina, at which point gunners would attempt to draw a ...