Before and after Dec. 7, 1941, the frequent appearance of big PBY Catalina flying boats skimming the wavetops in Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay would have been an eye-catching sight. A PBY-5A Catalina ...

The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. PBY Catalinas were used to patrol coastlines, hunt enemy warships, and rescue sailors and aircrews. Now a ...

PORT CLINTON — On March 24, 1945, a newly-built PBY-6A Catalina airplane was delivered to Floyd Bennett Field, a U.S. Naval Station in Brooklyn, New York, where it began service in World War II.

NASHUA – It’s a great way to get summer off the ground! The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will hold its annual Father’s Day Weekend Fly-In BBQ on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — I visited the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach and spoke with museum director Keegan Chetwynd. He told me the story behind one of the more unique-looking aircraft in ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Although slow, it was also used in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), convoy escort, search and rescue and cargo transport missions. While it may have been the U.S. Army ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: This patrol bomber was very useful during the war in the Pacific. While it may have been the U.S. Army Air Force B-17 and B-24 bombers that received all the glory during ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a ...

Ron Miner of Salem used his father's wartime sketches and paintings to illustrate "Sketches of a Black Cat," the memoir Ron assembled from Howard Miner's notes and drawings. (Mike Francis / The ...