And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Most Catalinas and Cansos (RCAF designation) were pure flying boats, the amphibious -5A and 6A were built later in the war. The RAF and RCAF flew them out of harbours in Scotland, Newfoundland and Iceland, this one appears to be moored somewhere in the North Atlantic. I believe the black spot in front of the bow is a mooring buoy.
PBY-5 and PBY-5A's went into production as early as 1939-40. They were at both Perl Harbor and Midway. That is a mid production PBY-5A (Nose turret) in RAF Costal Command "green on grey" paint. Unlike the B-17 "B"'s and "C"'s we gave to costal command they got the best of the PBY's as they were flown by US Navy crews until sometime in 1941 (US Navy crews flew the PBY-5's that tracked the Bismark(spell?)--Ray
Must be the new British plan for stealthily hunting U-boats while conserving fuel and extending mission time....
ReplyDeleteThat's not my preference in boat when wanting to ride out a storm. Come to think of it, I'd far prefer the cabin (below).
ReplyDeleteMost Catalinas and Cansos (RCAF designation) were pure flying boats, the amphibious -5A and 6A were built later in the war. The RAF and RCAF flew them out of harbours in Scotland, Newfoundland and Iceland, this one appears to be moored somewhere in the North Atlantic. I believe the black spot in front of the bow is a mooring buoy.
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PBY-5 and PBY-5A's went into production as early as 1939-40. They were at both Perl Harbor and Midway. That is a mid production PBY-5A (Nose turret) in RAF Costal Command "green on grey" paint. Unlike the B-17 "B"'s and "C"'s we gave to costal command they got the best of the PBY's as they were flown by US Navy crews until sometime in 1941 (US Navy crews flew the PBY-5's that tracked the Bismark(spell?)--Ray
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