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 ...

Many Oak Harbor residents drive past a covered PBY-5A Catalina on Pioneer Way, across the street from the Pacific Northwest Naval Museum, every day. Soon, that will change. In 1945, the Navy ...

It's not surprising that Frank Kittle feels an attachment to the World War II-vintage Navy PBY Catalina amphibious plane he is helping to restore at the American Airpower Museum. The Deer Park ...

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 ...

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 ...

Originally a long-range U.S. Navy patrol flying boat (PBY) developed from a 1928 prototype, it was eventually named "Catalina" by the British. It played crucial roles in World War II, including ...

Henry Zovar zoomed through the flight simulator with some impressive maneuvers. Facing the video screen and grabbing the “wheel,” he leaned way back to lift the plane off the runway and then stood up ...

U.S. Navy veteran Cash Barber volunteers at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. There is a certain sound of pride in the voice of Cash Barber as he talks about his favorite ...

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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 ...