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PBY-5A Catalina ‘Miss Pick Up' Returns to Duxford After Unexpected Engine Change in France

PBY-5A Catalina G-PBYA, better known as "Miss Pick Up", is an 82-year-old WWII-era flying boat owned by Catalina Aircraft Limited (CAL), operated by Plane Sailing Air Displays Limited (PSADL), and ...
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The story of the Spanish Air Force's only PBY-5A Catalina amphibious aircraft

The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a famous flying boat manufactured in the USA that made its first flight on March 28, 1935.
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Last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105

Britain's last surviving World War Two Victoria Cross recipient, John Cruickshank, has died aged 105. The flight lieutenant, from Aberdeen, earned the honour for an attack on a German U-Boat while ...
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“They were basically floating hotels” - Inside the age of flying boats

Today we’re diving into the bizarre era when the world’s most glamorous airliners didn’t land at airports - they docked like ...
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Flt Lt John Cruickshank VC, last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War

Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank VC, after taking a flight in a Catalina aircraft at the RAF Leuchars Airshow in 2013 - Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, VC, who has ...
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Model, Static, Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wood and plastic model of a U.S. Navy ...