PBY THE CATALINA FLYING BOAT
Written by Roscoe Creed
Published by Airlife
in 1986
ISBN: 0906393604
PBY THE CATALINA FLYING BOAT
Written by Roscoe Creed.
Stock no. 2139436
1st thus.
1986.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. ISBN: 0906393604. Page edge browning. Wrapper is browned.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. From Trainers to Bombers
- 2. The Early Flying Boats
- 3. PBY Design and Development
- 4. Navy PBYs in the Prewar Years
- 5. Commercial PBYs in the Prewar Years
- 6. Pearl Harbour
- 7. From the Philippines to Australia
- 8. Midway
- 9. The Aleutians
- 10. The South Pacific
- 11. The Southwest Pacific
- 12. The Atlantic
- 13. Morocco
- 14. PBYs with the Coast Guard
- 15. The Air Force's Navy
- 16. Catalinas and Cansos with the Allies
- 17. More Catalinas with the Allies
- 18. Postwar PBYs
- Appendixes
- A. Museums Displaying PBYs and Cansos
- B. PBY Technical Data
- C. PBY Line Drawings
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index