The Aviationist on MSN15d
80 Years Ago: A Record-Breaking PBY Catalina Rescue Operation
When the USS Cooper (DD-695) was hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Battle of Leyte, a famed PBY “Black Cat” was up to the task ...
Pilot in deadly Catalina crash did not have clearance for takeoff, airport says
Catalina Island Airport is primarily used for general aviation aircraft, including single-engine airplanes and is known as ...
FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSN1mon
NTSB: Pilot in fatal Catalina crash ignored warning of darkness
LOS ANGELES - The pilot of a small plane that crashed on departure from Catalina Airport last month, killing all five people ...
Los Angeles Times22d
Bird strike halts takeoff of Alaska Airlines jet at LAX, airline says
The aircraft is an Embraer E75, which can hold up to 76 passengers and four crew members. But the airline has yet to confirm the number of passengers aboard. The pilot of a small plane that crashed on ...
Business Insider India1y
The iconic flying boat that helped hunt down Axis warships during World War II is getting a new lease on life
To German and Japanese submarines, they were a menace. The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II. And 80 years later, it is coming back. A Florida ...
BBC3y
Fears 'monster' Loch Ness waves would sink WW2 seaplane
The Catalina flying boat had been attempting to take off when it developed engine problems. The crew of a World War Two flying boat feared the aircraft would be wrecked on Loch Ness after it ...