Among the favorite ex-military warbirds in their arsenal were PBY Catalina amphibious flying boats, PB4-Y2 Privateer patrol bombers, and even Grumman Tigercat fighters and Douglas DC-6 airliners.

This was the Consolidated XPY-1, sometimes called the Admiral. It was the first of the Consolidate Aircraft Company’s flying boats, which would lead to such aircraft as the legendary PBY Catalina.

2/33, issued in 1933, which called for a next-generation general-purpose flying boat for ocean reconnaissance. The aircraft ...

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Such was life aboard a Wellington bomber hunting for the elusive U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean ... There's a treasure trove of vintage flying machines to discover and admire around the country ...