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Flying Mansion: The WWII Plane With a Kitchen and Bar - PBY Catalina ‘Landseaire'

In the 1950s, The Landseaire was the ultimate adventure machine, based on the WWII-era PBY Catalina flying boat. It featured beds, bathrooms, kitchens, and deployable boats, making it a long-range ...
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Historic WWII plane being restored by Lake Superior Squadron

Lake Superior Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force is rebuilding a PBY Catalina, an unsung hero of World War II. Dan Hayes removes paint from the fuselage of a PBY Catalina, a flying boat used ...
Stars and Stripes

WWII veteran’s souvenir Japanese rifle lost for decades recovered by his son

WASHINGTON — Arthur Hibray piloted PBY Catalina “Dumbos” — seaworthy planes equipped with boat hulls — across the Pacific theater during World War II performing air-sea rescues of downed aviators and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A World War II Veteran Recalls the Adventure of Patrolling the Pacific Aboard Flying Boats

This 100-year-old Navy veteran flew PBYs in World War II Dave Kindy Members of the Black Cat squadron wait for orders in the shade provided by the wing of a Consolidated PBY Catalina. There is a ...
The National Interest

America’s PBY Catalina Flying Boat Might Have Saved the US Navy at Midway

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 ...
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Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina

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 ...