The following article is an extract from the Autumn/Winter 2012 edition of The Catalina News magazine which is sent to all members of The Catalina Society. World Catalina News, as the title suggests, brings readers…
David Legg1st November 2012
October 2nd 2011 saw our first Catalina Taxi Ride at Duxford Airfield, our home base. On what turned out to be a glorious early-Autumn day, the event seems to have been a resounding success for…
David Legg26th April 2012
We've just set up our new Facebook Catalina Society Page! Visit our page directly on Facebook here! We hope you enjoy using it!
Mike Pinder9th February 2012
** Editor's Note: The following BBC report refers to the Paris-based Catalina N9767 that appeared with our own Catalina at the Fermanagh flying boat event late last summer. See the World Catalina News January 2012…
Mike Pinder30th January 2012
Veterans of the World War II have gathered at a former RAF base in Northern Ireland to mark the return of two Catalina aircraft. The flying boats played an important role in the war, most…
Mike Pinder30th January 2012
Events around the world continue to keep me busy updating individual Catalina histories and once again there is no shortage of things to report on in this edition. Firstly, some European news. The US-registered, former…
David Legg13th January 2012
Photo: David Legg Get yourself a seat on the Catalina & feel the thrill of 2,400 hp of Pratt & Whitney radial engines – a unique and exclusive opportunity to experience the sights, smells and…
Mike Pinder24th August 2011
Video clip of Plane Sailing's Catalina Starting-up at LKCV Caslav Open Day in 2009. Video: Teflon490 at Youtube
Mike Pinder4th July 2011
Consolidated PBY Catalina displaying at the Barcelona Airshow 2010, Festa al Cel. Via: Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis
Mike Pinder4th July 2011
There is no imminent danger of this column being discontinued as the world's surviving population of Catalinas continues to generate news. Indeed, two items in the last issue were out of date by the time…
David Legg1st July 2011
Info about the musical from the organisers: "Help us create an original a cappella musical, inspired by true stories from our family history, to perform at the Minnesota Fringe Festival in August, 2011. Tight vocal…
Mike Pinder26th May 2011
Plane Sailing's Catalina PBY-5A, based at Duxford in the United Kingdom, is among the most impressive World War II aircraft still flying in Europe today. Thanks to its size, it has a presence which few…
Mike Pinder10th February 2011
As usual, The Catalina News brings readers a round-up of what has been happening around the world to the surviving population of Catalinas and is adapted from the article with the same name in The…
David Legg16th December 2010
Activity in the world of surviving Catalinas around the globe continues unabated and once again there is plenty to report, mostly of a positive nature although, as will be seen, some projects are badly in…
David Legg1st June 2010
