Airplanes

PBY-5A Catalina

One of the most widely used seaplanes of World War II. Used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escort, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport. The crew of this aircraft (44-P-4) first sighted the Japanese Midway Occupation Force at the beginning of the Battle of Midway in 1942.

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