The sole intact Consolidated PBY Catalina to serve with the Dutch Naval Air Force (Marine Luchtvaartdienst, MLD) has just entered restoration at the Nederlands Transport Museum in Nieuw-Vennep, Holland. The MLD had a long association […]
As previously reported , during an excursion back in October to Loch Ness in Scotland for filming work, The Catalina Society‘s PBY suffered technical issues whilst on the water, preventing its departure. It was determined […]
As reported by our friends at The Vintage Aviation Echo, during a recent excursion to Loch Ness in Scotland for filming work, The Catalina Society‘s PBY suffered technical issues whilst on the water, preventing its […]
The Ghost of Gananoque by Richard Mallory Allnutt Gananoque, Ontario is right in the heart of the St.Lawrence River’s magnificent Thousand Islands region. The small rural town, pronounced properly as ‘Ga-nah-knock-way’, teems with visitors during […]
Temora Aviation Museum – Easter Weekend 2018 Aircraft Showcase – Air Show Review by Phil Buckley The Temora Aviation Museum in the south eastern corner of New South Wales, Australia hosted their annual Easter Weekend […]
There has been a flurry of activity in the world of Catalina survivors, many of them actually Canadian-built, former RCAF Cansos, so here is the latest update by the Catalina Society. Perhaps the most exciting […]
A couple of years ago, our intrepid Antipodean reporter, Phil Buckley, wrote a story for us about a dedicated team restoring a tired and weatherbeaten PBY Catalina in Rathmines, Australia. Rathmines Park, nestled beside Lake Macquarie in […]
Tickets for The Great Yorkshire AirFest 2016 are now on sale. The festival, which will take place across the 2nd and 3rd July at Leeds East Airport (formerly known as RAF Church Fenton), is expected […]
Press Release: Four years, $350,000 and 10,000 volunteer hours later, New Zealand’s only airworthy Catalina Flying Boat has taken to the skies again in preparation for display at this Easter’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. […]
About This Aircraft Volunteers at the Lake Superior 101 Squadron are undertaking one of the most ambitious restoration projects in the history of the CAF, bringing a PBY Catalina back to flying condition. The PBY […]
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