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

Recent reports that the U.S. Department of War is moving to contract a new generation of seaplanes for missions in the ...

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. Now a ...

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When Ward Wages, 99, sat in the cockpit of the PBY Catalina stored on the tarmac at Superior's Richard I Bong Memorial Airport, it was the first time he had been in that type of plane since 1943.

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 ...

The United States created many famous and formidable warplanes in the second world war. These included the B-17 Flying ...

Bill Klaers issued a warning to fans waiting to see the Consolidated PBY Catalina take flight from the National Museum of World War II Aviation Saturday morning. Even with the estimated 150 hours it ...

Ron Miner of Salem used his father's wartime sketches and paintings to illustrate "Sketches of a Black Cat," the memoir Ron assembled from Howard Miner's notes and drawings. (Mike Francis / The ...

World War II produced numerous airmen awarded the Medal of Honor, the vast majority of whom flew in bombers or fighters. There were, of rare exceptions, of course, and among the rarest was Nathan ...