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 ...

Click to open image viewer. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a power-driven bow turret, tall tail with a taller vertical fin first seen on the PBN-1; outrigger floats from each wingtip, hinged to fold ...

In July 1942, a U.S. Navy PBY Catalina flying through Aleutian fog spotted something extraordinary on Akutan Island: a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero lying upside down in the marsh. The aircraft was ...

Wright Field Technical Documents Library / D50. Transportation, Supplies, and Equipment / D52. Aircraft / D52.1 - Airplanes (arranged alphabetically) / P / PBY ...