After more than 80 years of uncertainty, the family of Robert Louis Cyr Jr. is finally able to bring their loved one home.
WASHINGTON — Arthur Hibray piloted PBY Catalina “Dumbos” — seaworthy planes equipped with boat hulls — across the Pacific theater during World War II performing air-sea rescues of downed aviators and ...
The New Haven native died along with five other crew members aboard a warplane that was headed out to hunt a Japanese ...
The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, is well underway at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. After several years in the Netherlands, ...
The PBY Catalina airboat played a significant part in World War II, with models helping defeat German U-boats, helping in the Battle of Midway and other rescue efforts, according to the National Naval ...
Click to open image viewer. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a power-driven bow turret, tall tail with a taller vertical fin first seen on the PBN-1; outrigger floats from each wingtip, hinged to fold ...
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 ...