This feature started to appear in print version of The Catalina News to update a multi-part list of worldwide Catalina and Canso survivors that had previously been published in the magazine’s early issues. This edition…
David Legg27th October 2023
There has been a surprising amount of news about Catalinas around the world since my last report, some of which is quite significant. This report is adapted from the version include in the latest edition…
David Legg30th November 2022
There is no let-up in Catalina activity worldwide so without further ado, let’s go!.... The late Wilson ‘Connie’ Edwards was well known as a somewhat swashbuckling US warbird owner, one of the pilots that came…
David Legg5th June 2022
Many of you will recall that after Miss Pick Up’s engine failure on Loch Ness in October 2020, the Catalina and its crew were rescued by the volunteer team from the Loch Ness RNLI Lifeboat…
David Legg31st May 2022
On the day when we return to display flying at the start of a new airshow year, it is perhaps worth reflecting on the past two years of limited activity and some of the financial…
David Legg3rd May 2022
In this latest bumper round-up of news about Catalinas around the world, we feature aircraft as far afield as Russia, Australia and New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The article is reproduced from the latest…
David Legg23rd November 2021
As always, there is news to report from around the world although our column is fairly short this time. Do contact the Editor if you have any news to report. Our Catalina Society website hosts…
David Legg25th May 2021
As promised, we are pleased to announce that our new range of greeting cards has arrived and are now available for sale in The Catalina Society shop. These cards are printed on high quality card…
David Legg17th December 2020
Many of you have been following our recent ‘adventure’ on Loch Ness with interest and supported those members of our crews, led by Garry Short, who have worked so hard to get our beloved Catalina…
David Legg2nd December 2020
This feature is taken from the latest edition of The Catalina News, the hard-copy magazine that is mailed to all subscribed members of The Catalina Society – see the memberships tab on this website for…
David Legg5th June 2020
Plenty to report on again in this edition, the most significant news being the move from Europe to the USA by two airworthy survivors. The trans-Atlantic delivery flights of PBY-5A PH-PBY and Canso A N9767…
David Legg1st November 2019
Here is the latest news concerning surviving Catalinas around the world including a number of examples for sale at present with a range of price tags. Catalina Society member Peter Marson visited the United States…
David Legg25th May 2019
Here is the latest helping of news concerning Catalinas worldwide. This summary is copied from Issue 90 of The Catalina News, the magazine of The Catalina Society. Why not sign up to receive this 24-page…
David Legg19th December 2018
Nothing stands still in ‘Catalina-world’ so here are the latest happenings from around the globe..... The first significant news concerns the PBY-6A HK-2115P which has sat forlornly in open storage at Villavicencio in central Colombia…
David Legg22nd May 2018
