The Consolidated PBY Catalina, or Pigboat, was one of the most versatile and effective multi-role aircraft of World War II.

Britain's last surviving World War Two Victoria Cross recipient, John Cruickshank, has died aged 105. The flight lieutenant, from Aberdeen, earned the honour for an attack on a German U-Boat while ...

High in the sky over the coast of Australia, the 131½-ton Catalina flying boat suddenly twisted and dived. Zeros protecting a Jap cruiser were blazing away. The Catalina shook them off and ...

An unarmed Catalina flying boat emblazoned with the three gold crowns of the Swedish royal air force lumbered above the Baltic early one morning this week in search of a sister plane that had been ...

World War II produced numerous airmen awarded the Medal of Honor, the vast majority of whom flew in bombers or fighters. There were, of rare exceptions, of course, and among the rarest was Nathan ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wood and plastic model of a U.S. Navy ...

Britain’s last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient has died aged 105. Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, from Aberdeen, received the VC for bravery during an attack on an enemy ...