A PBY-6A Catalina drops a load of water from its bomb-bay doors over Crescent Harbor. The aircraft's departure marked the end of a weeklong visit to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and Oak Harbor.

A World War II-era seaplane, recently restored by a Puyallup father and son at the Pierce County Airport, was partly submerged and left stranded in the surf this week during filming of a Nicolas Cage ...

An exciting month for the CAF Lake Superior Squadron, as one of their aircraft is featured in the 12 Planes of Christmas. It’s the PBY-6A Catalina, known as 79 Yankee. She is undergoing a multi-year ...

Introduction -- AEG C. IV to Albatros J.1 -- Antonov An-2 to Avia B.534-IV -- Avia BH. 534-IV to Avro 561 Adnover -- Avro 581e Avian to bleriot-SPAD S.56.5 -- Bleriot-SPADS. 510 to Bristol Type 32 -- ...

It was a plane designed to search for and track Japanese fleets in World War II. After the war, it was used as a water bomber to fight fires all over the world. It has been described as one of the ...