Catalina BuNo. 46522, N2172N. From what I have determined, this particular flying boat was built as a PBY-5A by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in San Diego, California as Constructor’s ...

Consolidated's PBY Catalina was born out of a need to keep America's sea superiority in the late 1930's. The U.S. Navy's then-current fleet of Consolidated P2Y and Martin P3M flying boats suffered ...

This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...

Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank earned the honour aged 24 for an attack on a German U-boat while piloting a Catalina flying boat. Despite being badly injured, the pilot and his crew managed to ...