The consolidated PBY Catalina was probably the most versatile and successful flying boat/amphibian ever built; serving not just with the US Army; Navy and Coast Guard during the Second World War; but also with the air forces of Britain; Canada; Australia and New Zealand; with the Danes; Free French and Norwegians as well as in Brazil; Chile; Indonesia and elsewhere.With a remarkable lifting capacity and endurance; this long-range twin-engine aircraft could absorb a great deal of punishment and still return home after flights lasting an entire day and covering thousands of miles. It was employed as a maritime reconnaissance aircraft; as a bomber and torpedo-bomber; as an anti submarine weapon; as a mine layer; as a special operations machine and as a search-and-rescue craft by day and night. It ferried stores; mail and people - many of them sick and injured - across the world's oceans.In this book Andrew Hendrie tells the story of the "Flying Cats"; of their achievements and exploits; of the heroism of many of the crews and the problems they had to endure.
#4416040 in Books 2015-02-01Original language:English 9.21 x .69 x 6.14l; 1.42 #File Name: 1847011101280 pages
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