The CAF is again promoting “12 Planes of Christmas,” an online giving campaign at www.SupportCAF.org. Each year, this campaign is a great opportunity to help with the restoration and maintenance of the aircraft as well as learn more about the CAF’s fleet. CAF aircraft are restored, maintained, flown and exhibited […]
Great article by Warbirds News! Over the years, the Commemorative Air Force has owned and operated five different PBY Catalinas, but unfortunately the type has so far not enjoyed much longevity with the organization with PBY-6A Bu.64000 being written off in a crash in 1975; PBY-5A Bu.46590 succumbing to corrosion […]
Volunteers at the Lake Superior 101 Squadron are undertaking one of the most ambitious restoration projects in the history of the CAF, bringing a PBY Catalina back to flying condition. The PBY Catalina played a crucial role in World War II in long-range reconnaissance, U-boat suppression and air-sea rescue missions. […]
James R. McDougall, Aviation Ordnanceman, VPB-52, PBY “Black Cats,” SW Pacific, with his wife Yvonne McDougall, USN, WAVE, tour the CAF-Duluth Hangar where a PBY Catalina is being restored Kevin Parks and Dennis Taklo of the CAF- Lake Superior Squadron, Duluth, MN explain the restoration project and hear about some […]
Consolidated PBY Catalina Documentary
To honor the heroes who fought in the War and those on the home front who produced the tanks, ships, and aircraft that enabled the United States and its Allies to achieve victory, one of the most diverse arrays of World War II aircraft ever assembled flew above the skies […]
The CAF is again promoting “12 Planes of Christmas,” an online giving campaign at www.SupportCAF.org. Each year, this campaign is a great opportunity to help with the restoration and maintenance of the aircraft as well as learn more about the CAF’s fleet. CAF aircraft are restored, maintained, flown and exhibited […]