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Catalinas into the fire - America’s desperate raid after Pearl Harbor
In the desperate weeks after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy sent slow PBY Catalina flying boats on an 800-mile strike against ...
When the USS Cooper (DD-695) was hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Battle of Leyte, a famed PBY “Black Cat” was up to the task. Almost immediately, just after midnight, the U.S. Navy destroyer group ...
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Legendary WW2 flying boat: The story of PBY Catalina
Explore the fascinating story of the PBY Catalina, a legendary World War II flying boat that soared above expectations and ...
Click to open image viewer. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a power-driven bow turret, tall tail with a taller vertical fin first seen on the PBN-1; outrigger floats from each wingtip, hinged to fold ...
Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" while serving as commander of a Catalina Patrol Plane that rescued 15 United States Army Fifth Air Force service members shot down in ...
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