193K views · 7.5K reactions | Consolidated PBY Catalina | Keith Jones Airshow Videos | Facebook

The Real Deal ! Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina seaplane 433915 / G | Essential RC

I sure do miss this old gal! This PBY Catalina was locally based for many years. It was flown down to Florida to film Indianapolis when the pilots forgot to seal the hull and the poor bird started to take on water. They managed to beach it, then got it floating, but unfortunately the tragically inept recovery crew managed to tear the bird apart as they attempted to lift it onto a barge. #PBY #flyingboat #warbirds #wwii #fighterplane #airshow #rrmerlin #radialengine #aviationphotography #pilotlif

22K reactions · 473 comments | PBY CATALINA FLYBY! Aircraft owned by @worldwariiaviation Captured at @wingsmuseum #history #vintage #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #Engines #engine #engineering #mechanical #howitsmade #engineer #historyfacts #cockpit #historylovers #aviation #Aircraft #airplane #machinery #fyp #Navy #pby #pbycatalina #mechanicalengineering | Commemorative Air Force Mile High Wing | Facebook

295K views · 15K reactions | PBY Catalina always gorgeous in the air | Keith Jones Airshow Videos | Facebook

Incredible! Yesterday, a vintage Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat took flight from the waters of Pearl Harbor in preparation for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII. The Consolidated/Boeing Canada PBY Catalina was used for long range patrol and reconnaissance missions, antisubmarine warfare, as well as search and rescue. Thirty-three of these aircraft were destroyed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, leaving only 6 serviceable aircraft by the end of Dec. 7, 1941. 📽️: (U.S. Navy video