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 ...

The optimism of the post-WWII era remains unparalleled, and justifiably so. One dark, painful episode had just wrapped, and humanity was itching to embark on new adventures, to live life to its ...

Almost immediately, just after midnight, the U.S. Navy destroyer group spotted the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers Take and Kuwa. The three ruthlessly bombarded both targets and set two ships ablaze ...

The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. PBY Catalinas were used to patrol coastlines, hunt enemy warships, and rescue sailors and aircrews. Now a ...

An in-depth look at the American Heritage Museum's restoration of PBY-5A Catalina BuNo 2459, the world's oldest flying Catalina. Rob Collings shares progress on the aircraft's unique systems, interior ...

It's been a busy and exciting year for the preservation of Consolidated PBY Catalinas and their many variants. Across the world, progress continues in restoring, relocating, and protecting these ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a ...

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 ...

Recent reports that the U.S. Department of War is moving to contract a new generation of seaplanes for missions in the ...

"This Midway Island based PBY discovered part of the Japanese Fleet on 3 June 1942 setting the course of the battle." (Painting, oil on wood, by John Hamilton; C. 1975, now in the collections of U.S.