Once again there is plenty to report on in this update so here goes. Close to home, at least for UK members, is some not so good news which briefly got some heated press on…
David Legg21st January 2017
World Catalina News
Exclusive PBY World news by David Legg
Yet again we have a surprising amount of news about surviving Catalinas around the globe. What was to be our opening ‘good news’ story rapidly turned into the complete opposite as widely reported in the…
David Legg11th November 2015
There is a real mixture of news for this edition so without further ado, here it is! The most significant news in Europe is the departure from England of PBY-5A N423RS. Only flown three times…
David Legg31st July 2015
In the many years that I have been writing this column the number of airworthy Catalina survivors has decreased somewhat. Back in the mid-80s there were still quite a few Catalinas engaged in water bombing…
David Legg7th December 2014
Here is the latest news from around the world regarding surviving Catalinas. Not for the first time, the news is dominated by Catalinas in Australia. The most exciting news is confirmation that another survivor exists,…
David Legg16th July 2014
There never seems to be any let-up in world-wide Catalina even though the number of airworthy examples is currently at its lowest level for many years. My detailed list of Catalina survivors may be downloaded…
David Legg13th January 2014
After the rather downbeat nature of our last bulletin when I reported on the final demise of a couple of Catalina airframes, this current report is rather more optimistic in nature and includes news of…
David Legg14th July 2013
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
As usual, we bring you the latest Catalina news from around the globe, adapted from the version published in the most recent edition of The Catalina News magazine. Sadly, news from ‘down under' about The…
David Legg16th July 2012
