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 ...

The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, continues at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Built in 1941 and famously known as a U-boat ...

Florida-based Catalina Aircraft says it plans to start new production on a modernised version of the legendary World War II-era PBY Catalina flying boat, targeting military and commercial operators.

The PBY Catalina and the Black Cats Consolidated’s PBY Catalina was born out of a need to keep America’s sea superiority in the late 1930’s.

The Consolidated Model 28, or the PBY Catalina, was designed and used extensively in the 1930s and 1940s, with applicability that ranged from patrol bomber to rescue missions.

The Catalina’s actions at Midway not only redeemed its reputation after early war setbacks, but also exemplified how reconnaissance could dictate naval engagements.

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 ...

This year’s event will include a special visitor: an historic Consolidated PBY-5A ‘Catalina’ flying boat, which will be on display. The vintage World War II-era aircraft will also offer 30-minute ...

The PBY-5 and all earlier versions were true flying boats without the means to land on any medium except water. Sailors could wrestle the big Catalina ashore and park it using wheeled beaching gear ...