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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catalina reborn for Pacific A Florida company plans to turn an iconic World War II seaplane design into a modern aircraft it ...

The Consolidated PBY Catalina became one of the most important aircraft of World War II without ever being glamorous.

The Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat is an airplane that needs no introduction. It may not have the appeal of a Hellcat or a Corsair, but the people who served in the U.S. Navy during World War ...

The Consolidated PBY Catalina was not the fastest aircraft of World War II, but it became one of the most valuable. Designed for endurance rather than speed, it excelled at maritime patrol, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" while serving as commander of a Catalina Patrol Plane that ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - During World War II, America gained the upper hand on Japan’s imperial navy thanks in large part to what essentially was the world’s first stealth fighter, the PBY Catalina.

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 ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene received a special piece of military history over the weekend when one of the last operating models of an airplane used in World War II landed at the Eugene airport. Nearly 100 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Although slow, it was also used in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), convoy escort, search and rescue and cargo transport missions. While it may have been the U.S. Army ...