Click to open image viewer. Radar, twin .50 caliber guns in a power-driven bow turret, tall tail with a taller vertical fin first seen on the PBN-1; outrigger floats from each wingtip, hinged to fold ...

Developed from 1928, the Catalina (originally PBY) was a long-range flying boat known for its unique design features like retractable wingtip floats and a high-mounted wing, capable of 4,000-mile ...