80 years a tribute to the PBY Catalina

About this book

80 years a tribute to the PBY Catalina depicts over 400 of the best images from the PBY Catalina over the types full lifespan of 80 years. Including the author s own impressive collection taken during two transatlantic crossings (for the 8-part Catalina Odyssey TV-documentary series). It also features a wealth of photographs from private family albums and professional photographers from all over the world many of them never published before. Additionally the Smithsonian Institution and other leading aviation museums plus many Catalina/Canso operators from the USA Canada Australia the Netherlands New Zealand and the UK have supplied rare images from their WWII photographic collections or of their aircraft on static display or still flying.