Tag: Consolidated PBY Catalina

World Catalina News: Flying Survivors, Restoration Projects, and Preservation Challenges

Explore worldwide Catalina and Canso updates, from N459CF’s return to flight to restoration projects, with…

EAA’s Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet to Honor Historic PBY Catalina

EAA’s December 11 Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet will honor a historic PBY Catalina, with Rob…

American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina Goes on Display at EAA Aviation Museum

The American Heritage Museum’s restored PBY-5A Catalina BuNo 2459 is now on display at the…

American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina Named World War II Grand Champion at AirVenture 2026

The American Heritage Museum’s restored PBY-5A Catalina won the World War II Grand Champion Award…

Final Push to Oshkosh: American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina Nears Completion

The American Heritage Museum’s PBY-5A Catalina restoration nears completion, with a debut planned for Oshkosh…

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A “Canso A”/Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

Lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom takes a look at the Canadian-Vickers PBV-1A Canso on display…

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5B Catalina cutaway

In the latest of his Warbird Profiles, lifelong aviation enthusiast Randy Malmstrom takes a look…

John Cruickshank, Last WWII Victoria Cross Recipient, Dies At Age 105

The British Commonwealth bids farewell to Flight lieutenant John Alexander Cruickshank V.C., A.., who at…

World PBY Catalina News 2025

A global update on surviving PBY Catalinas in 2024–2025, highlighting restoration progress, museum transfers, and…

The “Always” Movie Catalina Arrives at the Yanks Air Museum

Last November, we here at Vintage Aviation News reported on the acquisition by the Yanks…