The iconic PBY Catalina seaplane or the mighty Martin Mars ... s CL-415 have never been adopted by the US due to their small ...

this particular flying boat was built as a PBY-5A by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation in San Diego, California as Constructor’s Number 1886 and delivered to the U.S. Navy in March 1944.

In humid, midnight skies, the PBY Catalinas of World War II flew low over the waters of the Southwest Pacific. The black-painted Navy planes had one role: to cut the supplies Japanese ships ...

In humid, midnight skies, the PBY Catalinas of World War II flew low over the waters of the Southwest Pacific. The black-painted Navy planes had one role: to cut the supplies Japanese ships ...