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Sole Surviving Dutch Navy PBY Catalina Begins Restoration at Nederlands Transport Museum

April 1, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The sole intact Consolidated PBY Catalina to serve with the Dutch Naval Air Force (Marine Luchtvaartdienst, MLD) has just entered restoration at the Nederlands Transport Museum in Nieuw-Vennep, Holland. The MLD had a long association […]

PBY Catalina “Miss Pick Up” Flies Again!

December 3, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 0

As previously reported , during an excursion back in October to Loch Ness in Scotland for filming work, The Catalina Society‘s PBY suffered technical issues whilst on the water, preventing its departure. It was determined […]

PBY Catalina Miss Pick Me Up Photo y Richard McGuinness.

Rescue Miss Pick Up from Loch Ness

November 3, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 1

As reported by our friends at The Vintage Aviation Echo, during a recent excursion to Loch Ness in Scotland for filming work, The Catalina Society‘s PBY suffered technical issues whilst on the water, preventing its […]

The Ghost of Gananoque – ‘A Flying Boat in a Barn’

September 11, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 4

The Ghost of Gananoque by Richard Mallory Allnutt Gananoque, Ontario is right in the heart of the St.Lawrence River’s magnificent Thousand Islands region. The small rural town, pronounced properly as ‘Ga-nah-knock-way’, teems with visitors during […]

Temora Aviation Museum Aircraft Showcase – Air Show Review

April 7, 2018 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

Temora Aviation Museum – Easter Weekend 2018 Aircraft Showcase – Air Show Review by Phil Buckley The Temora Aviation Museum in the south eastern corner of New South Wales, Australia hosted their annual Easter Weekend […]

World Catalina News June 2017

June 23, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 0

There has been a flurry of activity in the world of Catalina survivors, many of them actually Canadian-built, former RCAF Cansos, so here is the latest update by the Catalina Society. Perhaps the most exciting […]

Downunder PBY – Restoration Report from Rathmines, Australia

July 27, 2016 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 2

A couple of years ago, our intrepid Antipodean reporter, Phil Buckley, wrote a story for us about a dedicated team restoring a tired and weatherbeaten PBY Catalina in Rathmines, Australia. Rathmines Park, nestled beside Lake Macquarie in […]

The Great Yorkshire AirFest 2016, Flying Schedule Released

April 12, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 7

Tickets for The Great Yorkshire AirFest 2016 are now on sale. The festival, which will take place across the 2nd and 3rd July at Leeds East Airport (formerly known as RAF Church Fenton), is expected […]

Kiwi Catalina Takes the Skies Again

March 23, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

Press Release: Four years, $350,000 and 10,000 volunteer hours later, New Zealand’s only airworthy Catalina Flying Boat has taken to the skies again in preparation for display at this Easter’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. […]

12 Planes of Christmas – Consolidated PBY Catalina

December 15, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 1

About This Aircraft Volunteers at the Lake Superior 101 Squadron are undertaking one of the most ambitious restoration projects in the history of the CAF, bringing a PBY Catalina back to flying condition. The PBY […]

Consolidated PBY Catalina