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2021-09-24 Science & Technology

Wheels on Water - The Slow, Ugly, and Incredibly Successful Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Posted by badanov 2021-09-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 There's a PBY fuselage covered in blue tarps awaiting restoration at Jack Bolt Field here in NSB.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-09-24 08:42|| 2021-09-24 08:42|| Front Page Top

#2 The PBY was the most numerous aircraft of its kind, with around 3,300 aircraft built.

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-09-24 08:49|| 2021-09-24 08:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Ugly?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-09-24 18:34|| 2021-09-24 18:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Ugly?

I know, right?

Posted by badanov 2021-09-24 18:48|| 2021-09-24 18:48|| Front Page Top

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