Wednesday, October 31, 2007

PBY Catalinas : images

There are couple of books we have in our collection, so you can find some drawings and photos of the basic PBY Catalina.

Additionally, NHC Naval Aviation History Branch http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg4.htm

has several photos of PBY Catalinas in their collection. The staff can't sort through those photos for you, but you are welcome to visit the branch to view the photos and scan them yourself. A scanner is available in the branch for your use.

Also, our Photographic Section very likely will have photos of some PBY-5s. We didn't see any in their Online Library of Selected Images

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm

but they did have images of some other Consolidated aircraft posted.

So, they'll have a few images of Catalinas in their collection.
You'll need to contact the Photographic Section directly http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/nhcorg11.htm

On the Naval Aviation History Branch website, you may want to look at the online publication "Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume II." http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org4-23.htm

In it you'll find the squadron lineage as well as the insignia and nickname.

You may want to incorporate the insignia into your airplane model. Click on this link then scroll down

http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-vol2/chap4-3.pdf

If you haven't already, we recommend you contact the Emil Buehler Library http://naval.aviation.museum/archives.html
at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. T
hat library may have additional information and photographs for you.

Aircraft Color Guide

If you're looking for aircraft paint schemes, we recommend you consult the following book if you haven't already:

Elliott, Major John M, USMC. The Official Monogram US Navy & Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide. (In four volumes: Volume 2 covers WWII). Sturbridge,
MA: Monogram Aviation Publications, 1993, ISBN 0-914144-32-4.