To remember the Loch Ness 'adventure' of last Autumn/Winter, a Photobook, 'Catalina Down - Loch Ness Rescue' has been produced as a great homage and memento of the rescue operation. This Photobook production has been…
Mike Pinder11th March 2021
An in-depth history of the evolution of the PBY Catalina and other flying boats of the era, their roles, capabilities and people behind them. An essential watch if you're interested in flying boats in general.…
Mike Pinder19th February 2021
A guided tour around G-PBYA from back in 2013. Enjoy! Source: YouTube TangoSix
Mike Pinder13th February 2021
PBY Catalina Patrol Aircraft (Battle Stations): Second World War Documentary - WW2 Documentary The Consolidated PBY Catalina, also known as the Canso in Canadian service, is an American flying boat, and later an amphibious aircraft…
Mike Pinder13th February 2021
Check out this PBY Catalina documentary by the Naval Aviation Museum On Thursday, August 6, tune in as LCDR Robert “Kim” Sheldon, USN (Ret.) spotlights the Museum's PBY Catalina. Leave your questions and comments in…
Mike Pinder12th February 2021
Great News! The Catalina Society has today been able to transfer sufficient funds to Plane Sailing Air Displays Ltd, the operator of Miss Pick Up, so that a stage payment for the hull and liability…
Mike Pinder10th February 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
Would you like to spend a few hours getting to know how you can become closely involved with the operation of a famous, historical, airworthy aircraft? We have successfully operated our wonderful Catalina Miss Pick Up on…
Mike Pinder9th July 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
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
More than 30 years have passed since The Catalina News magazine started and I am now writing about surviving Catalinas that are at least 74 years old, some a little older. There is still plenty…
David Legg19th November 2017
