PB-Y Catalina 62-P - Engines Start - Idle - Takeoff

Ground Crew 'wheels' Catalina number 62-P into position at Millville Airport in Southern NJ sometime in the late 1990's - engines are started, plane taxis, takes off and departs... http://www.njsouth.com/airport.htm

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• aviation
• space
• seaplane
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• historic
• world
• war
• II

[ru528]

Thank you for posting this. Every time I see reference to a Catalina I'm reminded of my late uncle who lost his life as a pilot in the 2nd World War. His Catalina hit a mine landing near Townsville, north eastern Australia either late 1941 or early 1942.

[logoxyz]

Please say a prayer and tell your uncle "Thanks!" for his service and sacrifice from all of us.

[BMWMarv]

I worked on this P-Boat a couple of times when it was at the Warbird Museum in Geneseo, NY back in the 1990's. The guy in the cockpit is Dave Shaw. I flew with him a couple of times at a local flying club but never flew in the PBY with him. It was fun having the chance to contribute to getting this thing in the air. The guy I really admired at the museum was the one who got to fly the P-40 Warhawk :)

[logoxyz]

@BMWMarv , do you know where she is now? Is she operational? Same guys still flying her?

[da959]

The sound of the PBY's engines are very distinct. I don't think there's any other airplane with that sound. What a beautiful bird to see and hear flying.

[pcmech1]

If this is the one that Geneseo had it stopped at my home field(8G2)

 once back in the 1990's

[clearlogicify]

Down there, Bismarck! - Brits were lucky to have a few of these from L and L, and boy did they do their job.

[propfan2k]

Great video of the ex-NWM Catalina. I was fortunate enough to spend a weekend as volunteer flight on this plane back in the 90's. Got to fly from Geneseo, NY to Port Clinton, Ohio for an airshow. Spent part of the trip riding in the engineers' station in the wing pylon, and we flew over Lake Erie for much of the trip, so really got a feel for what it must have been like back then.

[harrytupek]

call of duty

[kwsloan]

The Catalina must be a tremendously fun and safe airplane to fly. Operates off of water and land and has all those amazing canopies popping out that must be thrilling to sit in and look from. 

[MickeyNM]

I believe this Cat was once owned by the National Warplane Museum in Elmira, NY but they had to sell. I've been inside it many times but never up in it. I inquired about renting it for my wedding in Ithaca. I wanted to land on Seneca Lake, and my wife and I and the wedding party would fly out and meet the guests in the main hanger of the NWP for the reception but she wasn't seaworthy. We still had the reception in the hangar, but it would have been nice to roll up in that beautiful bird.

[BlackWiiOwner2010]

Indeed the PBY's are awesome planes. They served their purposes well during the war. I like your comment flightdeckreviews, I couldn't have said it any better myself. I watched Great Planes on the Military Channel about PBY's. Do PBY's have clutches in the engines? I noticed while the engines started up each had a brief hesitation before the run up.

[MrJp990]

@llanamejia oh man i used to play in these old b-17s that were downed over germany when i was 12... my parents took me there

[flightdeckreviews]

Beautiful plane beautiful engine noise. what more from a plane could you want?