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Consolidated PBY Catalina

2001 Catalina (Seaplane)
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Release : 2001
Genre : Catalina (Seaplane)
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Book Rating : 762/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Consolidated PBY Catalina by : David Legg

Download or read book Consolidated PBY Catalina written by David Legg. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed in the USA in the 1930s, the Catalina was facing obsolescence by the end of the decade, however due to World War II and some changes in design it regained popularity, being used widely in the war. Even today there are many airframes still in existence, some still airworthy.

Flying Catalinas

2012-10-24 History
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Release : 2012-10-24
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 338/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Flying Catalinas by : Andrew Hendrie

Download or read book Flying Catalinas written by Andrew Hendrie. This book was released on 2012-10-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built, serving not just with the US Army, Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War, but also with the air forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with the Danes, Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and elsewhere. With a remarkable lifting capacity and endurance, this long-range twin-engine aircraft could absorb a great deal of punishment and still return home after flights lasting an entire day and covering thousands of miles. It was employed as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft, as a bomber and torpedo-bomber, as an anti submarine weapon, as a mine layer, as a special operations machine and as a search-and-rescue craft by day and night. It ferried stores, mail and people - many of them sick and injured - across the world's oceans. In this book Andrew Hendrie tells the story of the "Flying Cats", of their achievements and exploits, of the heroism of many of the crews and the problems they had to endure.

Consolidated Pby-5a Catalina Walk Around

2009 Catalina (Seaplane)
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Release : 2009
Genre : Catalina (Seaplane)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 945/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Consolidated Pby-5a Catalina Walk Around by : David Doyle

Download or read book Consolidated Pby-5a Catalina Walk Around written by David Doyle. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Consolidated PBY is the most readily recognized and widely produced flying boat design ever made. The aircraft, which came to be known as the Catalina, has it origins in Consolidated's 1932 Model 28. The US Navy began taking deliveries of the PBY-5A in October 1941 and then placed orders for over 600 more following Pearl Harbor. During WWII, PBYs conducted anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escort, search-and-rescue operations, and cargo transport. Some PBY-5As went to the US Army and others to US Allies - Australia, Britain, Canada and the Free French forces. This book presents a comprehensive view of the Catalina with 170 photographs, color profiles and detailed line drawings.

Consolidated PBY Catalina

2002 History
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Release : 2002
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 452/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Consolidated PBY Catalina by : David Legg

Download or read book Consolidated PBY Catalina written by David Legg. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its distinctive design, the PBY Catalina flying boats soared through World War II and into history as one of the most resourceful aircraft ever flown. Other books concentrate on the Catalina's wartime feats, but this is the first full account of the PBY's colorful operational history outside of the war. Catalina expert David Legg offers an exhaustive country-by-country survey of both the military and commercial uses of this adaptable aircraft with detailed listings of their registration, type, place of manufacture, and construction numbers. Intriguing historical notes on an individual aircraft's adventures while fighting fires, performing survey work, and flying in support of Cold War communications networks, round out the volume. Everyone interested in flying boats will find the details of this work not only informative, but entertaining as well.

US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War

2013-01-20 History
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Release : 2013-01-20
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 915/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War by : Louis B Dorny

Download or read book US Navy PBY Catalina Units of the Pacific War written by Louis B Dorny. This book was released on 2013-01-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY Catalina was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force. Its amphibious traits also made the aircraft well suited to air-sea rescue, and thousands of Allied airmen were saved from a watery grave by PBY crews. Using personal interviews, war diaries and combat reports combined with original Japanese records and books, Louis B Dorny provides a view on the role of the Catalina from both side of the war. Illustrated with over 80 photographs and colour profiles detailing aircraft markings, this is the definitive history of an insight into the PBY's use by the US Navy and Allied forces in the Pacific during World War 2.

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