| You talking about the one in our excellent little aviation museum here in Perth mate?
That is a big plane. Surprisingly big. Big as the Lancaster in there.
Great exhibit. Great museum.
The PBY Catalina
First Flight: 21 March 1935 (XP3Y-1) 9 October 1936 (PBY-1)
In Service: 1936 – 1957 (Individual Catalinas are still being flown today.)
Notable: Catalina crews located the German battleship Bismarck after it disappeared in heavy fog in 1941 and the Japanese fleet prior to the Battle of Midway in 1942.
I just happen to have a cockpit photo. |