Pby Catalina: Consolidated's Flying Boat in WWII

by David Doyle

The PBY Catalina, designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft, whose production was supplemented by that of Boeing Canada, Canadian Vickers, and the Naval Aircraft Factory, was the most widely used flying boat of all time. Developed in the 1930s, the famed patrol bomber was used around the world by the United States and its allies--the Soviets even produced hundreds of duplicates. The versatile aircraft sank U-boats, located the dreaded Bismarck,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764366459
• ISBN13: 9780764366451
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 9.3"