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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — I visited the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach and spoke with museum director Keegan Chetwynd. He told me the story behind one of the more unique-looking aircraft in ...

Explore the fascinating story of the PBY Catalina, a legendary World War II flying boat that soared above expectations and ...

When the USS Cooper (DD-695) was hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Battle of Leyte, a famed PBY “Black Cat” was up to the task. Almost immediately, just after midnight, the U.S. Navy destroyer group ...

While the world is looking at new types of aircraft that are said to one day replace all the existing commercial fleets, a handful of initiatives aim to resurrect older aircraft and adapt them for ...

This 100-year-old Navy veteran flew PBYs in World War II Dave Kindy Members of the Black Cat squadron wait for orders in the shade provided by the wing of a Consolidated PBY Catalina. There is a ...

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 ...

The American Heritage Museum's PBY-5A Catalina restoration nears completion, with a debut planned for Oshkosh 2026 as final ...

WWII era military aircrafts, including the B-25 Mitchell “In the Mood” and the PBY Catalina, flew above Colorado Springs on Friday ahead of the Pikes Peak Airshow. Both planes are housed at the ...