PBY Catalina

Is it a boat or is it a plane? How about both?

Did you know that at one time both passenger and cargo aircraft mostly landed on water before there were huge mega-airports?

Sounds frightening and challenging.

PBY Catalina Consolidated Flying Boat OF WWII, part of Legends Of Warfare Aviation by David Doyle and publisher Schiffer Publishing, takes a close look at the versatile aircraft that could both land on land and water.

It had too. Whether transporting troops, supplies, weapons, or surveying enemy strongholds and performing rescue missions the Catalina was designed to take off and land where most other aircraft could not.

Rugged, dependable and made to perform various tasks the PBY Catalina was the workhorse of the U.S. military.

The book provides a visual tour of the aircraft from stem to stern examining the cockpit, instrumentation, weapon stations, cargo areas and other vital locations throughout the aircraft.

Discover how the aircraft design came about and how it was constructed, tested and flown.

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." — Psalm 46:1