Consolidated first flew an improved PBY-5A with a retractable undercarriage during November 1939. The amphibian capability breathed new life into the design and made the Catalina ideal for the new ...

Chinese ambitions in the South and East China seas, as well as Taiwan, make development of craft like this ekranoplan and the ...

As the war progressed, air-sea rescue squadrons equipped with Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats were deployed and submarines were assigned to lifeguard stations in areas where Navy carrier task ...

Aircraft depicted in the photographs include the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress; North American P-51 Mustang; Consolidated B-24 Liberator; Boeing B-29 Superfortress; Bristol Beaufighter; Douglas C-54 ...

Florida-based Catalina Aircraft, which holds type certificates for the PBY-5A Catalina with US and Canadian civil aviation regulators, has revealed plans to launch a modernized version of the iconic ...

The PBM (Patrol Bomber, Martin) Mariner is one of the least known patrol aircraft of World War Two, yet it was also one of the most successful. While the Consolidated PBY Catalina (see NASM collection ...

The Royal International Air Tattoo will highlight the vital role aviation plays in maritime patrol, search and rescue, reconnaissance, signals intelligence and surveillance ...