Tag Archives: PBY

PBY Catalina Anchor

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Crew instructions for use of the anchor on the Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat from Pilot’s Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions, Navy Model PBY-5A Airplanes, U.S. Army Air Forces, August 1945. ANCHOR. (1) TO CAST ANCHOR.   (a) Fit float … Continue reading →

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The Catalina Kids

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The story of Navy PBY Catalina rescue planes from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, NAVPERS, July 1944: The Catalina Kids Their Specialty Is Snatching Downed Aviators from Under the Japs’ Noses Thirty-eight flyers rescued in a 35-day period. That’s the … Continue reading →

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