Back in 2014, our intrepid Antipodean reporter, Phil Buckley, brought us a story about a dedicated team laboring to restore a time-worn Consolidated PBY Catalina in Rathmines, Australia. Rathmines Park, nestled beside Lake Macquarie in […]
By Gert Jan Mentink – Dutch Aviation Society / Scramble The PBY Catalina is one of the most recognizable warbirds in the world and although not exactly common, there are still a number of them […]
Once common in the skies just a couple of decades ago, there are sadly very few Consolidated PBY Catalinas flying these days, and almost none of them make water landings and take offs any more. […]
Phil Buckley reports. So when you need a PBY Catalina for a memorial display, do you just pop down to the local airport and hopefully find one for sale? No – first you try eBay […]
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