PBY Catalina in a Nutshell: The Greatest Flying Boat
The PBY Catalina was the most-produced flying boat of World War II. It served valiantly in a variety of roles, and it has a service record now pushing 90 years (yes, it's still in use!). Credit where credit is due, and this seaplane is due a great deal of it.
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I read an incident where the pby went on a torpedo mission actually hitting a ship, zeroes shot it up but it made it back to base. The pilot was jack cram. He got the nickname “mad jack” after that mission
@RuiBossTheOnly
13 күн бұрын
I might have to look this guy up, that sounds like a legendary tale!
Not well known but it was a PBY Catalina that spotted the German Battleship Bismarck during the hunt for Bismarck. Nobody had seen the Battleship since it blew up the HMS Hood 3 days earlier. IIRC the plane was crewed by US Navy aircrew flying out of Iceland. Since the US was not at war yet, the report was not publicly admitted.
@RuiBossTheOnly
18 күн бұрын
Interesting, I hadn't heard that before. PBY for the win yet again.
@jacktattis
14 күн бұрын
No it was crewed by coastal Command with a RAF crew the Pilot was training the Crew
@jacktattis
14 күн бұрын
@@RuiBossTheOnly Dont make too much about it There were RAF on board as well
it depends on the timeline. But during WW2 its not the greatest, that belongs to the H8K2
It was not the greatest for the Allies that was the Sunderland
@theadventuresofjavier8698
14 күн бұрын
Question Did the sunderland fly in the pacific? The Catalina flew in both theaters and still flies today.
@jacktattis
14 күн бұрын
@@theadventuresofjavier8698 The Sunderland was with the RAAF in Sydney I believe
@francodimitsy989
10 күн бұрын
@@jacktattis Certainly was.
@petegarnett7731
6 күн бұрын
The Sunderland was bigger and more heavily armed. It took over many PBY missions in the Atlantic. However the Cat was one of those planes that looks like it was designed by a committee, but came out right for once. It did more than could have been expected of it and fully deserves the accolade. It looked right because it was right.
@jacktattis
6 күн бұрын
@@petegarnett7731 The Cat was a great plane just the Sunderland was better to live it Galley and Beds