Consolidated PBY Catalina
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The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina, is an American flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. In U.S. Army service, i
A Canadian built Canso A representing a United States Army Air Forces OA-10 operated in the UK.
PBY waist gunner mounting port side gun blister (1942)
Two technicians servicing the Twin Wasp engine of a Catalina, August 1942
A radar-equipped PBY-5A from VP-6(CG) over Greenland, in 1945
Seaplane
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A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes are usually divided into two categories based on their technological characteristics: floatplanes and
Consolidated PBY Catalina
…The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (United States Navy designation), is an American flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. In U.S. Army service, it was designated as the OA-10 and in Canadian…
A Grumman G-111 Albatross amphibious flying boat landing
OS2U Kingfisher in 1944. Seaplanes were commonly used in World War II for reconnaissance and search and rescue. They were launched from ships or seaplane tenders, or could take off from water in the right conditions.
de Havilland Otter floatplane
A Vought UO-1 floatplane of the U.S. Navy