PBY Catalina: An Unsung Hero of the Pacific War | WWII History | Uncensored

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PBY Catalina: The Indomitable Flying Boat of the Pacific War
A Legend of the Skies
Journey back to the dramatic days of World War II and discover the remarkable story of the PBY Catalina, a versatile aircraft that played a pivotal role in the Pacific Theater. This iconic flying boat, with its distinctive gull wings and boat-like hull, became a symbol of resilience, adaptability, and unwavering service in the face of adversity.
*A Versatile Workhorse
The Catalina, initially designed for long-range maritime patrol, quickly proved its worth in a multitude of roles. From reconnaissance and bombing missions to search and rescue operations and even clandestine missions behind enemy lines, the Catalina's adaptability made it an indispensable asset in the vast expanse of the Pacific.
*Pacific Hero
In the Pacific War, the Catalina truly came into its own. Its long range and ability to take off and land on water made it ideally suited for the vast distances and numerous islands of the Pacific. Catalinas were instrumental in scouting enemy positions, rescuing downed pilots, and disrupting Japanese supply lines.
One of the Catalina's most significant contributions was in the crucial Battle of Midway. Catalinas were the first to spot the approaching Japanese fleet, providing vital early warning that allowed the U.S. Navy to prepare for the decisive battle that turned the tide of the war in the Pacific.
Specifications:
Crew: 3-4
Length: 63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
Wingspan: 104 ft (31.7 m)
Height: 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
Empty weight: 19,300 lb (8,754 kg)
Gross weight: 30,400 lb (13,790 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each
Maximum speed: 179 mph (288 km/h)
Cruise speed: 125 mph (201 km/h)
Range: 2,520 mi (4,060 km)
Service ceiling: 14,500 ft (4,420 m)
A Legacy of Innovation
The Catalina's impact extended far beyond the war. Its robust design and versatility made it a popular choice for civilian operators after the war, serving in roles such as firefighting, cargo transport, and passenger service.
Experience the Legend
Join us as we delve into the fascinating history of the PBY Catalina, exploring its design, remarkable service in the Pacific War, and enduring legacy in aviation history. Through rare archival footage, expert interviews, and stunning visuals, we'll bring the story of this iconic flying boat to life.
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@Dronescapes Ай бұрын
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@johnbutler-gm8pv
@johnbutler-gm8pv Ай бұрын
My mother worked for Consolidated in San Diego at the PBY tube bending shop. She was very proud of her work there - especially because my dad was fighting in the Pacific at the time. WWII was a family affair with my grandmother taking care of my four sisters and one brother, all while volunteering for work at Red Cross and Salvation Army.
@markrossow6303
@markrossow6303 Ай бұрын
@drdriveone
@drdriveone Ай бұрын
My Uncle was a AD Flight Engineer out of Panama. In 1956 he lost his life when they were test flying a starboard overhauled engine and hit the seawall trying to takeoff. He was known to love the aircraft.
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Respectfully...JB
@JohnKelley-vg7zr
@JohnKelley-vg7zr Ай бұрын
My father was rescued by a Catalina at 1100 after bailing out of his B29 at 0130 the previous night off Saipan on the way back from bombing mission on Japan after engine fire destroyed the B29 on the way back to Tinian. All crew bailed except the Captain. If it wasn't for the PBY5a Calaina I wouldn't be here now.
@icewaterslim7260
@icewaterslim7260 Ай бұрын
The early variant of Wright's R3350 was an exhaust port leading, oil leaking , Magnesium crankcase fireplace exacerbated by an incompletely developed engine cowling. Engine fires downed more B29s than all defenses of the Japanese did. PBYs covered a lot of functions not the least is sea rescues. Most under appreciated aircraft by aerial history buffs. Greatly appreciated by anyone stranded in the vast Pacific that it rescued.
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Thank you guys for sharing! Love and respectfully...JB
@Phylonyous
@Phylonyous Ай бұрын
Thank you for the story! My respects to all!
@marcsmith7037
@marcsmith7037 Ай бұрын
Dad was a Navy Enlisted pilot, flew PBYs with VP-11(a Black Cat squadron) in the South Pacific starting in early '42 thru '44. I have a small bag of fuse wire he sent home in '43. They were hand tossing fragmentation bombs out of the blisters at Japanese barges. Each bomb had to have the safety wire pulled to arm it...
@larryfinley9221
@larryfinley9221 Ай бұрын
My father-in-law was the crew chief that oversaw the repair and maintenance of all sea planes, PBYs and Martins during WW2 in Panama. They repaired shot up PBYs from all over the pacific and sent them out again to get back into the fight. He stayed in the Navy and retired a Master Crew Chief in the 1960s with a top secret clearance. He thought very highly of the PBYs. Tough birds used in every theater of the war.
@moemanncann895
@moemanncann895 Ай бұрын
“ Young pilot, younger than Mr Hooper here, saw us in the water and 3 hours later a big fat PBY came and picked us up,you know chief that was the time I was the most frightened, waiting for my turn. Nah, I’ll never put on a life jacket again. -Quint, Jaws
@NateTrucker92
@NateTrucker92 Ай бұрын
This was my immediate thought, best movie ever!
@jamesford7781
@jamesford7781 Ай бұрын
My uncle( mother's brother) George Cook, flew a PBY in WWII. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese attacked. Later in WWII, he became an instructor on the Navy's version of the B24. He gave me his set of flight manuals for the B24D. I saw a PBY sitting outside at the Evergreen Air and Space museum ( home of the Spruce Goose) in Oregon.
@BobK58
@BobK58 Ай бұрын
My dad was a gunner on PBYs during WWII. He flew out of Puerto Rico and Hawaii. He survived the war!!!
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Epic!!!
@Paul-lm5gv
@Paul-lm5gv Ай бұрын
Our county international airport director for many years flew these in WWII. He had a picture of him and his crew in his office. He was the pilot and the oldest aviator in the photo. He was 22!
@todddunn945
@todddunn945 Ай бұрын
My step-dad was a flight engineer on PBYs from 1940 when he was in a ferry crew taking new planes from the west coat to Pearl Harbor. His crew was enroute to Pearl on December 7, 1941, but were diverted to somewhere else in Hawaii when they arrived. Later in the war he flew out of the Aleutians. He was in the Navy from 1940 to 49 and flew PBYs the entire time.
@jason1440
@jason1440 Ай бұрын
Alot of pilots were picked up crashed at sea thanks to the PBY. It has to be one of the most useful planes of WWII.
@billfarley9167
@billfarley9167 Ай бұрын
I flew these in the 1960's in a place called Moosonee, Ontario Canada. We called them Cansos, but it was the same aircraft. Many commercial operators purchased them fairly cheap from Crown Assets after WWll. A great aircraft for hauling freight and passengers throughout the northern regions of Canada.
@badcornflakes6374
@badcornflakes6374 24 күн бұрын
Thanks for helping fight the fires in LA 🇨🇦
@jamesrickerby2756
@jamesrickerby2756 Ай бұрын
One of my favorite aircraft in ❤ the world. We went on holiday to Florida from UK we went to the aircraft museum in the Panhandle on A airbase, it was FANTASTIC, they had a catling there, I could not get my youngest lad out of it, he still remembers it now you yanks know how to do things right!
@Roddy_Zeh
@Roddy_Zeh Ай бұрын
I'd gladly own one. In fact, I'd love to build one from scratch, using the most advanced materials, using more efficient engines...built as a flying yacht. I've seen pictures of an example retrofitted as such in the 1950's, I guess...amazing project.
@bl8danjil
@bl8danjil Ай бұрын
Well there is Catalina Aircraft that is attempting to restart production on the a Catalina with modern engines and avionics.
@markrossow6303
@markrossow6303 Ай бұрын
​@@bl8danjil Nice
@rogerpotts8453
@rogerpotts8453 Ай бұрын
Wouldn’t that be sweet to go see the world with. Land on rivers and lakes, the Med, Nile
@jhaedtler
@jhaedtler Ай бұрын
I would love to have one today! Equipped with a couple of PT-6's. Would make a great Winnebago!
@philliplopez8745
@philliplopez8745 Ай бұрын
The hull fuselage combined with the parisol wing is the perfect form .
@patriot692
@patriot692 Ай бұрын
The PBY seems similar to a paraglider, in basic form.
@BarryHope-bj5um
@BarryHope-bj5um Ай бұрын
The USAF Museum at Wright -Patterson has a PBY AMPH .Such a beautiful plane.
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Respectfully...JB
@collinmccallum
@collinmccallum Ай бұрын
I can hardly wait to build a model of one of these.
@JamesLorrain
@JamesLorrain Ай бұрын
Try to find the Monogram model, great detail.
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Yes. I just penciled this into my bucket list!!! Great idea!
@jackrice2770
@jackrice2770 Ай бұрын
Many decades ago, one of the first models I assembled was of a PBY. I'd fallen in love with the plane the first time I saw a photo of one...I don't know why, but it instantly appealed to me. As soon as I found the kit, I bought and built it. It was one of my favorites for many years. I suppose my mother got rid of it at some point. Wish I had it now.
@jan-olofharnvall8760
@jan-olofharnvall8760 Ай бұрын
It is appealing, graceful and a beauty, a specially the later ones 🤓
@saucerocreamify
@saucerocreamify 22 күн бұрын
My father was 1st mech on VPB-23. Samuel "Duke" Dollard. He passed in 2013. They rescued alot of airmen around tinian and saipan near the end of the war and after.
@michaelfoort2592
@michaelfoort2592 Ай бұрын
My father was a wireless operator on PBYs off of Canadas West Coast during the war
@Dronescapes
@Dronescapes Ай бұрын
Bless him
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Respectfully...JB
@billfarley9167
@billfarley9167 Ай бұрын
Really. I met two Canadian fellows who flew PBY's/Cansos and Bolingbrokes out of Prince Rupert, BC throughout the Japanese part of WWll. They spent most of 1942, 43, 44 and a part of 1945 patrolling from Prince Rupert north along the Eleutian Islands as far as they could travel west and then back to Prince Rupert. Looking for Japanese surface ships and submarines. They said they never spotted anything and had the most boring war ever.
@rodgerrodger1839
@rodgerrodger1839 Ай бұрын
I always thought it was so cool as a kid,then even cooler as an adult. It was a plane, a boat, it had guns, it could land on water, on land. It could save people so you could be a hero. You could do "good things" instead of killing people in this plane. I liked that. I did also LOVE THE P-51 MUSTANG! I could see both sides of things.
@harleyb.birdwhisperer
@harleyb.birdwhisperer Ай бұрын
My mom was a riviter putting these things together at Consolidated. She had a little, round yellow badge, I think the number was 612. Long ago…
@Dronescapes
@Dronescapes Ай бұрын
Bless her
@feedingravens
@feedingravens 27 күн бұрын
I saw one at a flightshow in Germany, they sold mugs with a drawing of it on it. At home I found that the mug had a crack. I was tempted to write them "I hope your plane is not as leaky as my mug when you should land on water..." Maybe they would have smiled and sent me a good mug, but then they would have lost money. And you buy their merch to support their efforts to keep the thing alive. So the mug was redesignated from coffee-cup to pen-holder.
@306champion
@306champion Ай бұрын
I clicked on this for the PBY Catalina, "The Unsung Hero of the Pacific War". How ever less than half of this video had anything to do with said aircraft!
@patriot692
@patriot692 Ай бұрын
Right!! Bizarre, disconnected video, but I still loved it!!
@alexius23
@alexius23 Ай бұрын
Something that only was revealed decades after the War. On the PBY that tracked Bismarck was a USN pilot. The Royal Navy pilots were green & they needed expert assistance. The USN pilot insisted on remaining.
@Dronescapes
@Dronescapes Ай бұрын
What was his name?
@Illyasviel_V.E
@Illyasviel_V.E Ай бұрын
"Shot that goddamn PT Boat!"
@hzmicide1738
@hzmicide1738 Ай бұрын
The AC-130 of WW2. The Black Cats mission from WaW brought me here.
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
One of my goals in life is to ride in a Catalina. But a 130C would be just as satisficing.
@LifeAt7Knots
@LifeAt7Knots Ай бұрын
My uncle served as a radio man aboard one of these in WWII. Unfortunately it crashed and he was lost.
@Dronescapes
@Dronescapes Ай бұрын
Bless him
@kendallmann3674
@kendallmann3674 Ай бұрын
What was his name? My uncle was a pilot on one that crashed.
@Dronescapes
@Dronescapes Ай бұрын
Bless him
@LifeAt7Knots
@LifeAt7Knots Ай бұрын
@@kendallmann3674 Vinnie Gambino
@lorincowell6944
@lorincowell6944 Ай бұрын
Benjamin Rogers, Squadron 52. Carried boxes of pencils to fill leaks created, upon sea-landing, by popping rivets.
@patriot692
@patriot692 Ай бұрын
Fascinating!! TX 🇺🇸
@Dallas-us6xm
@Dallas-us6xm Ай бұрын
After 2 A bombs the japanese still refused to surrender.Only after the USSR took the Kuril Islands on august 15 did they decide to surrender.The USSR foughtn the japanese right up to Sept.2 when the surrender was signed.
@seanwiley558
@seanwiley558 Ай бұрын
My Grandfather flew the Black Cat PBY during WWII.
@Dronescapes
@Dronescapes Ай бұрын
Bless him
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Respectfully...JB
@learningone7786
@learningone7786 Ай бұрын
I'm ordering a Cat model right now.
@rickojames
@rickojames 11 күн бұрын
My brother and I grew up on Navy bases in the 1960s. We'd see PBYs all the time in San Francisco and San Diego, and they became our favorite planes. We built a PBY model in '64 or so.
@johncashler3611
@johncashler3611 Ай бұрын
I remember seeing one in the 1970's parked in waukgan Illinois harbor
@richmorg8196
@richmorg8196 Ай бұрын
Was there a gun in the nose glass turret you have a answered my question now
@jackbarnhill9354
@jackbarnhill9354 Ай бұрын
Your statement at 23:19 about the Japanese aircraft carrier decks being filled with aircraft is incorrect. Extensive study of Japanese records show decisively that they were very few aircraft on the decks of the Japanese carriers. However, below deck aircraft were being prepared to switch from land bombs to anti-ship bombs when US dive bombers struck. For reference,read “ SHATTERED SWORD” by John Parshall.
@icewaterslim7260
@icewaterslim7260 Ай бұрын
@@jackbarnhill9354 They didn't know it at that time but I think those type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes would ignite just as spectacularly in their torpedo tubes as they would separating the bow of an American cruiser. They'd probably be even more spectacular being lit up among the Ordinance and aviation fuel and ammo of the 2nd deck down of a Japanese carrier waiting to be fitted to Kates. Yep those Japanese torpedoes sure sink carriers quickly. Those outgoing SBD crews must've thought . . . WTF?!?!
@edwardleyden460
@edwardleyden460 Ай бұрын
Cats were based in The north of Scotland in ww2
@alobban3461
@alobban3461 18 күн бұрын
Would be more capable with a Bofor 57mm forward, .50 call port and starboard and a light CIWS aft.
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
What do you mean.? This was the coolest plane to ever exist? Peace out!
@eugenebarnett3013
@eugenebarnett3013 Ай бұрын
My father was picked up near Papua New Guinea after their PT boat # 337 was hit by a Japanese torpedo
@johnnybates7580
@johnnybates7580 Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Respectfully...JB
@darylnelson3026
@darylnelson3026 12 күн бұрын
Two Victoria Cross's were won by two pilots flying Catalina .Flight Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Flight Lieutenant John Cruikshank of the Royal Airforce.
@gordonbradley3241
@gordonbradley3241 Ай бұрын
I've always considered to be a beautiful plane but I've seen it described as ugly
@EPeltzer
@EPeltzer 8 күн бұрын
Note this video has about 42 min all excellent on the PBY. The rest is about the later part of WW2 in the Pacific and kamikaze attacks, the PBY is never mentioned.
@MichaelSuter-s9k
@MichaelSuter-s9k 27 күн бұрын
Hmmmm....They neglected to mention the carrier borne Fairy Swordfish that actually crippled the Bismarck & allowed the Royal Navy to catch & sink her.
@thomasbernecky2078
@thomasbernecky2078 11 күн бұрын
"Kamikaze pilots were given a crash course?' Back to Drach, Armoured Carriers and Unauthorized History
@danieloblinger1199
@danieloblinger1199 Ай бұрын
Actually, it had only one blister on each side not two as you stated.
@b43xoit
@b43xoit Ай бұрын
At what minute does the thumbnail appear?
@derekmoore2779
@derekmoore2779 Ай бұрын
My father trainex lilets and taught navigration
@jeffdriscoll6096
@jeffdriscoll6096 8 күн бұрын
Trainex liltets? There is an edit function on your comment if you want it to make sense ! Thank you
@JCTV40
@JCTV40 27 күн бұрын
Why did you put stuka sound effects in when Japan planes didn't make that sound of you are talking about history your can't really go adding in ramdom sounds effect from something that never made that sound in the first place
@JohnSavis
@JohnSavis Ай бұрын
This was bad machine, you didn't wanna come in contact with this if you were an enemey
@SpaNT650
@SpaNT650 Ай бұрын
One week kamikaze crash course 😂... Ok I think I'm done here 🤔
@rogerdoering5510
@rogerdoering5510 Ай бұрын
It was the torpedo bombers that were devastated NOT the five bombers get your facts straight
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