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World's Oldest Flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Restoration Continues

The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, is progressing at American Aero ...
Navy Times

Cat Tales: The story of World War II’s PBY Flying Boat

"This Midway Island based PBY discovered part of the Japanese Fleet on 3 June 1942 setting the course of the battle." (Painting, oil on wood, by John Hamilton; C. 1975, now in the collections of U.S.